Hi,
Have you looked at xinetd (http://synack.net/xinetd/)?
Venkatesh
>
> Hello,
>
> Are there any plans to make inetd's "connection refused" (or at least
> connection closed) behaviour in case of too much simultaneos connections on a
> certain port , IP based ?
>
> It's easy to make an inetd service unusable on Redhat Linux, by simple
> flooding the port with connections.
>
> You should add a feature in inetd which limits the number of connections per
> minute based on the source IP addr.
> With this addition we can easily block the attacker, while keeping the services
> enabled for regular users.
>
> inetd is one of the crucial parts of a server and needs this feature in order
> to provide stability even while under attack.
>
> regards,
> Benno.
>
> --
> To unsubscribe:
> mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
>
>
--
To unsubscribe:
mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
