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> Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 00:52:14 -0400 > From: [email protected] > I've heard tell that a good way to secure a Linux box that's > doing this is to have it boot, set up the interfaces, set up > iptables, and then do a quick /sbin/halt - if you fail to > 'ifconfig down' the interfaces on the way down, the kernel will > happily forward the packets while being immune to exploits [ snip ] Hmmmm. A most interesting thought. Even if that doesn't work, one could modify /sbin/init to suit one's needs; several variants for embedded systems already exist. -- Eddy Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division Phone: +1 (316) 794-8922 Wichita/(Inter)national Phone: +1 (785) 865-5885 Lawrence ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 11:23:58 +0000 (GMT) From: A Trap <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Please ignore this portion of my mail signature. These last few lines are a trap for address-harvesting spambots. Do NOT send mail to <[email protected]>, or you are likely to be blocked.
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