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From: Tobias R <news@c82.de>
To: Rod <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: User & password scanning on pop3
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:02:03 +0000 (UTC)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <19b2c108230b122d3bac9d8604fd0ae7@minerva.invalid> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 4C196BAB.7080308@Rods.id.au

>      Hi,
>      Does anyone know how to block, or auto programs in Gentoo to
>      limit 
> or stop people scanning for a user/password hacking on your
> firewall? 

You may want to have a look at iptables and hashlimit, e.g. [1] (please 
note that I never tried this by myself).

1. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Feb/702

Tobias



  parent reply	other threads:[~2010-06-17 10:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-06-17  0:26 [gentoo-user] User & password scanning on pop3 Rod
2010-06-17  0:59 ` Alex Schuster
2010-06-17 10:02 ` Tobias R [this message]
2010-06-17 12:30   ` [gentoo-user] " Adam
2010-06-20 23:43 ` [gentoo-user] " kashani
2010-06-21  0:06   ` deface
2010-06-21  5:27     ` kashani
2010-06-21  0:13 ` Rod

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