Loopback security...

[Grant Taylor <gtaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It is my (mis)understanding that the Linux kernel treats the loopback 
interface and / or the 127.0.0.1/8 subnet as (in a word) "sacred" and as 
such secures it.  I believe I understand the mentality of this and do 
not have a problem with it.  However after helping someone work around 
this problem (via rinetd) I find my self asking wondering is it possible 
to disable this security on the loopback interface.  Is there a /proc 
and / or sys control entry that can be throbbed to allow traffic in to 
and / or out of the loopback interface?



Grant. . . .
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