full-disclosure - OSX 10.3 Personal Firewall.

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From: jamie at arpa.com (jamie)
Subject: OSX 10.3 Personal Firewall.

On Oct 28, 2003, at 9:02 PM, B-r00t wrote:

> I know that the underlying ipfw is capable of being configured
> accordingly, but shouldnt the overlying firewall configuration
> application at least activate appropriate UDP and ICMP filtering?

osx does .. for anyone who uses ipfw in osx in their own custom config, 
which, sadly, you cannot do well with a GUI.

>
> Especially since the majority of OSX users will employ the GUI
> firewall configuration application as their primary form of
> Internet protection.
>

You have numbers?  Big statement.  The majority of OSX users *I* know 
have their own custom ipfw script. :)

> Remember kidz, use either ICMP or UDP backdoor code!

You have only one layer of security between your computer and the 
Internet?

You think that a point and click GUI will give you real protection?

OSX is fan-fucking-tabulous and all, but it's not the end-all.

I think the default template could have been a little better, perhaps 
with some keep-state/check-state ninjadom, but alas.

Perhaps a "strict UDP & ICMP" toggle in future updates...

.jr
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