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From Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, for About.com

Linux Firewall-related /proc Entries

Monday July 14, 2003
For those not familiar with the *Nix (Unix / Linux) file and directory structure or command syntax this paper may be too technical. Many users of Linux use IPChains or IPTables to implement a firewall on their systems. SecurityFocus released this paper detailing some /proc entries that can be configured to control access as well. If you are running a Linux system and want to know more about how to keep it protected from unauthorized access read Linux Firewall-related /proc Entries.
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