Re: Centos VPS Kernel 2.6.35.4 & 'string-less' IP tables

[Always Learning <centos@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2011-08-31 at 10:38 -0700, John R Pierce wrote:
> On 08/31/11 10:33 AM, Always Learning wrote:
> > Rather than being a willing or passive victim to 100% of the attacks, I
> > aim to reduce the penetrability of most of them.
> 
> an attempted access of a non-vunerability won't be any more effective 
> the millionth time its run than the first time.

It can be effective especially if the IP address is blocked
(indefinitely or temporarily).

> its the unknown vunerabilities that get you, and your approach will
> do nothing for these.

Wrong because the IP address used for the unknown attack may have been
blocked previously by the procedures already described.


Paul.



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