iptables: tarpit

[David Bandel]

On 9/6/06, Man-wai CHANG <mwchang at i-cable.com> wrote:
> > BTW, it will also tie up resources on your system for a long
> > time as well, so use on a production system is not very bright.
>
> When will the tarpit-ed connection be closed?

When one or the other system reboots.

>
> > Don't fault folks for not handing you a loaded weapon and helping you
> > point said weapon at your own feet.
>
> Of course not...

Problem is, one bad iptables rule and you also shoot the other person
in the foot.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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