linux-kernel - Re: TCP port firewall controlled by UDP packets

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <14788.1313177110@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Date:	Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:25:10 -0400
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Antonin Steinhauser <as@...milov.cz>
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>, davem@...emloft.net,
	kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, jmorris@...ei.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org,
	kaber@...sh.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: TCP port firewall controlled by UDP packets

On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:35:07 +0200, Antonin Steinhauser said:
> Dne 12.8.2011 02:13, Randy Dunlap napsal(a):
> > On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:56:09 +0200 Tonda wrote:
> >> +config TCPFIREWALL
> >> +	tristate "TCP Firewall controlled by UDP queries"
> >> +	depends on m
> >>
> > Why buildable only as a loadable module?
> >
> >
> Because it needs parameter - address of inet_protos table from
> /boot/System_map

That's probably a very good indication that you're doing it the wrong way, and
need to redesign what you're doing....


Content of type "application/pgp-signature" skipped