CentOS - Mar 2014 - [CentOS} Does anyone use tcp_wrappers?

Most certainly  YES!!!
Next to iptables tcp_wrappers is a solid seconde line of defense.
The argument that is is no longer developped is rubbish.
The package does what is should do, functionality isexactly what it
should be and it is bug free.
Also it is flexible enough to do other tricks with it like spawning
something depending on the ip address the incoming connection is coming
from.
It is a great product thanks to Wietse Venemaand others who integrated it
to e.g. ssh.
Dont drop it please!!!!!!!!!!!

	Adrian



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On Sun, 2014-03-23 at 19:28 +0100, adrian at pa0rda.nl wrote:
> Most certainly  YES!!!
> Next to iptables tcp_wrappers is a solid seconde line of defense.
> The argument that is is no longer developped is rubbish.
Geen onzin :-) 

Who is developing the software's functionality ?

There is no current maintainer. Inevitably software may need
alterations, even small alterations, but without a volunteer maintainer
how can those alterations be done uniformly to all versions all over the
world ?

No one has stated the software is bad. The comments have been its old
and un-maintained. Old software does work well, so that is not an excuse
to kill-it-off. But without a maintainer who can add new functions and
repair any deficiencies (if they ever occur) what future has this
software realistically got ?

If TCP Wrappers "disappears" into oblivion after Centos/RHEL 7
finishes,
is that likely to create a problem ?  Individuals can, I assume, still
compile it and use it with Centos.

Mvg,

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