Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 11:00:41 -0500 From: Tony Wells <awells@journalstar.com> To: Peter Kok <cckok00@hotmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: port 113 Message-ID: <3AF969A9.2F197685@journalstar.com> References: <3AF940C8.869A3B37@hotmail.com>
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Look in /etc/inetd.conf and comment out the ident service, and any other services you don't need then send a HUP to inetd. As far as it being "harmful", there's always a chance that any service you run will have a security hole, possibly it just hasn't been found yet. So why take a chance? Turn off everything you don't need. Here's a good link to get you started on "locking down" your FreeBSD box: http://www.freebsd.org/security/index.html#tat Peter Kok wrote: > > Hi all > > I discover the port 113 open by using nmap > Is it harmful my system? > > And how do I cancel this port? > > auth 113/tcp authentication tap ident > > Thank you > > regards > Peter > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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