How is access to network services controlled with TCP Wrappers?
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The TCP wrappers package (tcp_wrappers
) is installed by default and provides host-based access control to network services. The most important component within the package is the /usr/lib/libwrap.a
library. In general terms, a TCP wrapped service is one that has been compiled against the libwrap.a
library.
When a connection attempt is made to a TC...
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