open port in iptables for specific lenght of time

[eugenejvr]

Look at this...
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/iptables-for-restricting-access-by-time-of-day.html

hope it helps

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On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 16:33, Steven Buehler <steve at ibushost.com> wrote:
>
> I have been googling for this and haven't found it.  I know I have seen it
> before and thought that it was an iptables command and not a separate
> script, but I can't remember as it has been a while since I have seen it.
> What I want to do is to open a port on the firewall with iptables for a set
> time, like 5 hours and then after 5 hours, it will close the port again.
> Can anybody point me in the right direction, or if it is a command of
> iptables, maybe post that for me?
>
>
>
> We have a system that is locked down and you have to use a key to get ssh
> access to it.  We have employees and customers that are on dynamic IP's that
> keep switching.  They don't have root access.  What I am trying to do is
> create a script that they can log into and it will get their current IP
> address and open the firewall for a specified length of time. Once open,
> they would still have to use their public/private key to ssh into it.  I
> agree this isn't perfect, but it is better than just leaving that port open
> to the world all the time.
>
>
>
> Any help would be appreciated
>
>
>
> thanks
>
> Steve
>
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