On 1/3/2015 7:41 AM, Tom Eastep wrote:
> Beta 2 is now available for testing.
> 
> Problems Corrected since Beta 1:
> 
> 1)  The -c option to the 'dump' and 'show routing' commands is now
>     documented.
> 
> 2)  The syntax of the 'show' command has been corrected in four
>     manpages.
> 
> New Features since Beta 1:
> 
> 1)  The 'TARPIT' target is now supported in the rules file. Using this
>     target requires the appropriate support in your kernel and
>     iptables. This feature implements a new "TARPIT Target" capability,
>     so if you use a capabilities file, then you need to regenerate the
>     file after installing this release.
> 
>     TARPIT captures and holds incoming TCP connections using no local
>     per-connection resources.
> 
> 
>     TARPIT only works with the PROTO column set to tcp (6), and is
>     totally application agnostic. This module will answer a TCP request
>     and play along like a listening server, but aside from  sending  an
>     ACK or RST, no data is sent. Incoming packets are ignored and
>     dropped. The attacker will terminate the session eventually. This
>     module allows the initial packets of an attack to be captured by
>     other software for inspection. In most cases this is sufficient to
>     determine the nature of the attack.
> 
> 
>     This offers similar functionality to LaBrea
>     <http://www.hackbusters.net/LaBrea/> but does not require dedicated
>     hardware or IPs. Any TCP port that you would normally DROP or
>     REJECT can instead become a tarpit.
> 
>     The target accepts a single optional parameter:
> 
>       tarpit (default)
>       
>         This mode completes a connection with the attacker but limits
>         the window size to 0, thus keeping the attacker waiting long
>         periods of time. While he is maintaining state of the
>         connection and trying to continue every 60-240 seconds, we
>         keep none, so it is very lightweight. Attempts to close  the
>         connection are ignored, forcing the remote side to time out
>         the connection in 12-24 minutes.
> 
>         honeypot
> 
>         This  mode completes a connection with the attacker, but
>         signals a normal window size, so that the remote side will
>         attempt to send data, often with some very nasty exploit
>         attempts. We can capture these packets for decoding and
>         further analysis. The module does not send any data, so if
>         the remote  expects an application level response, the game
>         is up.
> 
>         reset
> 
>           This mode is handy because we can send an inline RST
>           (reset). It has no other function.
> 
> Thank you for testing,

There is a silly bug in Beta 2 -- patch attached.

-Tom
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Washington, USA     \ all of the passengers in his car
http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/lib.core b/Shorewall/Perl/lib.core
index 3b5dd18..bea71d9 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/lib.core
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/lib.core
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ interface_is_usable() # $1 = interface
     local status;
     status=0
 
-    if ! loopback_interface $1 then
+    if ! loopback_interface $1; then
        if interface_is_up $1 && [ "$(find_first_interface_address_if_any $1)" 
!= 0.0.0.0 ]; then
            [ "$COMMAND" = enable ] || run_isusable_exit $1
            status=$?

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