Re: IP transparent proxies (source).

-= ArkanoiD =- (arkmpak.convey.ru)
Wed, 5 Nov 97 02:07:55 +0300

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nuqneH,

> Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 12:56:57 -0500
> From: Steve Kann <stevekSteveK.COM>
> To: linux-netvger.rutgers.edu
> Cc: firewall-wizardsnfr.net
> Subject: IP transparent proxies (source).

[dd]

> I've been really interested in IP_TRANSPARENT_PROXY stuff, and
> have made two tools that are really useful for taking advantage of it.
> The first is tplug-gw, which is based on the fwtk plug-gw, and can
> transparently proxy tcp connections. You can then choose via linux'
> filtering rules which connections you'd like proxied. Doing this,
> instead of simple packet filtering lets you have better logging, stops
> TCP OOB attacks, fragmentation attacks, etc. I'm not including the
> source here yet, because I'm not sure if I'm allowed to redistribute it,
> according to the fwtk license. I might just re-write it from scratch,
> as it isn't too complicated, and then it could be released without
> problems.

Hmm afair such a thing already does exist (it was a transparent patch
set for fwtk,works with xBSD ipfilter and linux masquerading).

afair there was ftp-gw patch also.
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