Deny Hosts: why or why not HOSTNAME_LOOKUP
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What disadvantage / danger is there to enabling HOSTNAME_LOOKUP in the DenyHosts configuration.
Is there a security concern or is the disadvantage only a performance issue?
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What disadvantage / danger is there to enabling HOSTNAME_LOOKUP in the DenyHosts configuration.
Is there a security concern or is the disadvantage only a performance issue?
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Read the package's change logs:apt changelog denyhosts.
– waltinator
Nov 26 at 4:20
@waltinator Good to kow about that, but I don't find mention in the changelogs. Perhaps I misread or was misinformed. I'll change my question.
– Stephen Boston
Nov 26 at 12:22
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What disadvantage / danger is there to enabling HOSTNAME_LOOKUP in the DenyHosts configuration.
Is there a security concern or is the disadvantage only a performance issue?
security
asked Nov 26 at 2:55
Stephen Boston
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What disadvantage / danger is there to enabling HOSTNAME_LOOKUP in the DenyHosts configuration.
Is there a security concern or is the disadvantage only a performance issue?
security
security
asked Nov 26 at 2:55
Stephen Boston
6952618
asked Nov 26 at 2:55
Stephen Boston
6952618
edited Nov 26 at 12:23
asked Nov 26 at 2:55
Stephen Boston
6952618
asked Nov 26 at 2:55
Stephen Boston
6952618
asked Nov 26 at 2:55
Stephen Boston
6952618
6952618
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Read the package's change logs:apt changelog denyhosts.
– waltinator
Nov 26 at 4:20
@waltinator Good to kow about that, but I don't find mention in the changelogs. Perhaps I misread or was misinformed. I'll change my question.
– Stephen Boston
Nov 26 at 12:22
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Read the package's change logs:apt changelog denyhosts.
– waltinator
Nov 26 at 4:20
@waltinator Good to kow about that, but I don't find mention in the changelogs. Perhaps I misread or was misinformed. I'll change my question.
– Stephen Boston
Nov 26 at 12:22
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Read the package's change logs:
apt changelog denyhosts.– waltinator
Nov 26 at 4:20
Read the package's change logs:
apt changelog denyhosts.– waltinator
Nov 26 at 4:20
@waltinator Good to kow about that, but I don't find mention in the changelogs. Perhaps I misread or was misinformed. I'll change my question.
– Stephen Boston
Nov 26 at 12:22
@waltinator Good to kow about that, but I don't find mention in the changelogs. Perhaps I misread or was misinformed. I'll change my question.
– Stephen Boston
Nov 26 at 12:22
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Read the package's change logs:
apt changelog denyhosts.– waltinator
Nov 26 at 4:20
@waltinator Good to kow about that, but I don't find mention in the changelogs. Perhaps I misread or was misinformed. I'll change my question.
– Stephen Boston
Nov 26 at 12:22