On Sun, 2006-09-17 at 08:38 -0700, Noah wrote: > I am trying to figure out how to open a port temporarily for a > specific IP who is able to provide a proper username and password on a > webform delivered by my web server. After authentication is verified > then the IP address is cached and temporarily allowed to access a > specific port on the server. These temporary firewall changes are to > be handled by ipfw. Wondering out loud: Would any potential security flaws in the webserver be worse than authenticating a logon by some other way? What's it that you're allowing/disallowing? Something that's already quite secure, like SSH? -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
