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List:       ipfilter
Subject:    Re: IPFilter 5.0.5 - some new knobs...
From:       Darren Reed <darrenr () reed ! wattle ! id ! au>
Date:       2009-01-08 13:31:40
Message-ID: 11963_1231421841_49660191_11963_3533_1_4966003C.3020705 () reed ! wattle ! id ! au
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a b wrote:
> > New features...and while I've got your attention,
> > what features do you think ipfilter needs that it
> > does not yet have?
>
> Port knocking.  I believe IPFilter would really benefit from this
> feature for two reasons:
>  
> 1. port knocking is obviously a useful security feature to have
> 2. it will make IPFilter competitive with iptables

To do port knocking, you should download ipfauth and play with that:

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ipfauth-1.4.tar.gz

It's been a long while since I tried out the port knocking.
I use ipfauth to control the amount of incoming spam...

Darren

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