On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:57:39 -0400 "Nick Guenther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: On 10/21/06, Steffen Wendzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : > hi, : > : > I wrote a new tool I call OpenPortd for my linux distribution : > but since I my linux distribution is still under development : > and I want to release the tool, I wrote an OpenBSD version : > too, you maybe like it. : > [...] : > You can define keys and actions in /etc/openportd.conf. If a : > key is received, an action is executed. Here are examples: : > : > 04t3904jg034 reboot : > 0987654321 pkill sshd : > 1234567890 /usr/sbin/sshd : > 40tg340503n5 pf/iptables (load some other rules or whatever) : > : : So this is like an insecure version of SSH? it has nothing todo with SSH. And of course it isn't very secure BUT it adds security where normaly no security is, thats the point. You normaly have different open ports, but with this tool you can open/close them on demand. This is at least a little bit more secure than to have them open all the time. --steffen
