Is my computer safe enough if I use just iptables?

[Leonard Isham]

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:43:40 +0100 (IST), VJ <vj at vijaygill.homelinux.net> wrote:
> Harry,
>   Thanks a lot for your reply. I am using DROP policy by default, and
> just open the required holes in firewall (HTTP and SMTP only). This PC
> is not used for browsing at all. It is just a firewall + samba server +
> http server + smtp server + ftp server + MythTV recording +
> playing(both backend + frontend) + more little jobs.
>   I do use DROP but I do not log REJECT. Should I do that?

Keep using drop.  reject provides additional information to an attacker.

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Leonard Isham, CISSP 
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