On Sat, Sep 16, 2006 at 03:06:13PM -0700, Noah wrote: > Hi there, > > I am trying to figure out how to open a port temporarily for a specific > IP who is able to provide a proper username and password on the website > of the box. After authentication is verified then the IP address is > cached and temporarily allowed to access a specific port on the > server. This temporary firewall changes would be handled by ipfw. > > Any clues if a system like this is a already coded and out there somewhere?
Take a look at security/doorman or security/knock, both of which might fit the bill. Dan -- Daniel Bye PGP Key: http://www.slightlystrange.org/pgpkey-dan.asc PGP Key fingerprint: D349 B109 0EB8 2554 4D75 B79A 8B17 F97C 1622 166A _ ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) - against HTML, vCards and X - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \
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