Hi,

Frank Neumann wrote:

> could anyone give a pointer to a comprehensive list which values to put
> in the files under /proc/sys/net/ipv4/* on a Linux box from a security
> view?


this is what I use:

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echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts

for f in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/accept_source_route; do
        echo 0 > $f
done

for f in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/rp_filter; do
        echo 1 > $f
done

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_always_defrag

for f in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/log_martians; do
        echo 1 > $f
done

for f in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/accept_redirects; do
        echo 0 > $f
done

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It's up to you now to research the single params... feel free to ask
off-list if necessary.

HTH,

Enno Rey

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