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Blocking ping requests with iptables

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  • easy

Average duration

2 hrs

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  • easy

Average duration

2 hrs

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📝 Instructions

📝 Instructions

Learn how to use iptables to block incoming requests by protocols or ports. These rules are an important line of defense when it comes to protecting access to a server and ensuring the correct use of its resources.

Clone this repository (how to clone) inside the same debian virtual machine we have been working during the previous exercises and follow the steps below:

  1. Install LearnPack, the package manager for learning tutorials and the node compiler plugin for learnpack, make sure you also have node.js 14:
1$ npm i @learnpack/learnpack -g
  1. Start the tutorial/exercises by running the following command at the same level where your learn.json file is:
1$ learnpack start

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Difficulty

  • easy

Average duration

2 hrs

Technologies

Difficulty

  • easy

Average duration

2 hrs

Technologies

Difficulty

  • easy

Average duration

2 hrs

Technologies

Difficulty

  • easy

Average duration

2 hrs

Technologies

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Difficulty

  • easy

Average duration

2 hrs

Technologies

Difficulty

  • easy

Average duration

2 hrs

Technologies