1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
|
pytcpwrap
---------
This is version 0.2 of pytcpwrap - a Python wrapper for libwrap
TCPWrap wraps function hosts_ctl() which reads the /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow files.
for more documentation see man hosts_access(3)
(PLEASE NOTE : : TCP wrappers is a rather weak security mechanism and is interalia
not able to detect IP spoofing. On high risk systems you can not rely on TCP wrappers
alone.)
Installation
------------
Unpack the tar.gz file somewhere.
as user root:
python setup.py install
Usage
-----
see test/tester.py for an example.
Please note that your hosts.deny file must specify a default restrictive policy to have any effect.
Tested on platforms:
--------------------
Slackware Linux 9.0, kernel 2.4.20, TCP wrappers (libwrap) 7.6
License terms:
--------------
<pytcpwrap - Python wrapper for libwrap used for hosts.allow/hosts.deny access control>
Copyright (C) <2004> <Eugene Coetzee>
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Lesser General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
e-mail author : eugene@reedflute.com
postal address : Dwarsstreet 75, Potchefstroom,NW Province, 2531, Rebublic of South Africa
|
