Re: Secure host newbie

[Xilo Musimene <xilopublic1 () ca inter net>]

> Firewalling (even packet filtering) is a very complex topic and I
> seriously doubt you will be able to cover it in just a few days. A few
> months at least is much more likely.
>
> I guess you are going to use iptables, so I would recommend [1] as an
> introduction into how iptables works. But you will also need thorough
> knowledge of how networking (i.e. TCP/IP) works to fully understand what
> you are doing (which I would strongly recommend since there are already
> enough rooted boxes out there).
>
> [1] http://www.netfilter.org/

I've already used iptables for a long time when my computer was used as 
a host.  I learned a great deal and now I know even much more about 
TCP/IP and I understand what I would like to do with iptables. 
Considering a hacker can use flags to desynchronize any kind of monitor, 
to overlap fragments to confuse monitors, etc...  I'll take all I read 
into consideration before trying to gain any kind of experience.

Thanks a lot for the reference, I've been looking for the official 
documentation!

Thanks,
  Simon


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