How to Secure Network Services Using TCP Wrappers in Linux | Linux Today

How to Secure Network Services Using TCP Wrappers in Linux

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Dec 1, 2020

In this article we will explain what TCP wrappers are and how to configure them to restrict access to network services running on a Linux server. Before we start, however, we must clarify that the use of TCP wrappers does not eliminate the need for a properly configured firewall.

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