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Date:      Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:19:25 +0200
From:      Andreas Rudisch <cyb.@gmx.net>
To:        freebsd-pf@freebsd.org, Olivier =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Cochard-Labb=E9?= <olivier@cochard.me>
Subject:   Re: Patch for adding "options PF_DEFAULT_TO_DROP" to kernel configuration file
Message-ID:  <20120914001925.aa5e93bb998052eb16ac773b@gmx.net>
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On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:26:48 +0200
Olivier Cochard-Labb=E9 <olivier@cochard.me> wrote:

> Hi,
> here is a little patch (tested on FreeBSD 9.1-RC1) that add a new
> option to the kernel configuration file:
> options PF_DEFAULT_TO_DROP
>=20
> Without this option, with an empty pf.conf:=A0All traffic are permit.
> With this option enabled, with an empty pf.conf: All traffic are
> dropped by default.

I really do not think that such a patch is needed. A simple 'block all'
in pf.conf will do the same, so why add code and recompile the kernel?

Also if you are setting up a remote server you probably do not want to
_not_ be able to access it.

Andreas
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