Re: Firewall - Limit Geographic Area

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On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 12:07, Kent Borg wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 04:00:15PM -0500, lrnobs wrote:
> > This web site will be used for local food delivery and all customers
> > will have to set up accounts in advance to be sure they are in the
> > fuzzy delivery area.
> 
> So validate the delivery address as being in your delivery area.  (By
> zip code, likely.)  What difference does it make if IP connections are
> in that area or not?  Maybe I want to send some of your product my
> someone I know in your area, as a gift?  What if I live there, am out
> of town and want to order something to arrive when I do?  What if one
> half of a couple is out of town, the other home, and the out-of-town
> one wants to place the order?  What if only "corporate", in Distant
> City, is allowed to make purchases?

I believe the OP's concern is that of remote exploit (DoS, script
kiddies, worms, etc), not of application fraud.  He wants to deny at
layer 3, based on geography.

-- 
Jason Dixon, RHCE
DixonGroup Consulting
http://www.dixongroup.net


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