diff -urN iptables-1.4.0/extensions/.TARPIT-test iptables-1.4.0-tarpit/extensions/.TARPIT-test --- iptables-1.4.0/extensions/.TARPIT-test 1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500 +++ iptables-1.4.0-tarpit/extensions/.TARPIT-test 2008-04-10 13:29:45.001461481 -0400 @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +#! /bin/sh +[ -f $KERNEL_DIR/net/netfilter/xt_TARPIT.c ] && echo TARPIT diff -urN iptables-1.4.0/extensions/libipt_TARPIT.c iptables-1.4.0-tarpit/extensions/libipt_TARPIT.c --- iptables-1.4.0/extensions/libipt_TARPIT.c 1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500 +++ iptables-1.4.0-tarpit/extensions/libipt_TARPIT.c 2008-04-10 13:58:17.321461025 -0400 @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +/* Shared library add-on to iptables for TARPIT support */ +#include +#include +#include + +static void +TARPIT_help(void) +{ + fputs( + "TARPIT takes no options\n" + "\n", stdout); +} + +static struct option TARPIT_opts[] = { + { 0 } +}; + +static int +TARPIT_parse(int c, char **argv, int invert, unsigned int *flags, + const void *entry, + struct xt_entry_target **target) +{ + return 0; +} + +static void TARPIT_final_check(unsigned int flags) +{ +} + +static void +TARPIT_print(const void *ip, const struct xt_entry_target *target, + int numeric) +{ +} + +static void TARPIT_save(const void *ip, const struct xt_entry_target *target) +{ +} + +static struct iptables_target tarpit_target = { + .name = "TARPIT", + .version = IPTABLES_VERSION, + .size = IPT_ALIGN(0), + .userspacesize = IPT_ALIGN(0), + .help = TARPIT_help, + .parse = TARPIT_parse, + .final_check = TARPIT_final_check, + .print = TARPIT_print, + .save = TARPIT_save, + .extra_opts = TARPIT_opts +}; + +void _init(void) +{ + register_target(&tarpit_target); +} diff -urN iptables-1.4.0/extensions/libipt_TARPIT.man iptables-1.4.0-tarpit/extensions/libipt_TARPIT.man --- iptables-1.4.0/extensions/libipt_TARPIT.man 1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500 +++ iptables-1.4.0-tarpit/extensions/libipt_TARPIT.man 2008-04-10 13:29:45.000460310 -0400 @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +Captures and holds incoming TCP connections using no local +per-connection resources. Connections are accepted, but immediately +switched to the persist state (0 byte window), in which the remote +side stops sending data and asks to continue every 60-240 seconds. +Attempts to close the connection are ignored, forcing the remote side +to time out the connection in 12-24 minutes. + +This offers similar functionality to LaBrea + but doesn't require dedicated +hardware or IPs. Any TCP port that you would normally DROP or REJECT +can instead become a tarpit. + +To tarpit connections to TCP port 80 destined for the current machine: +.IP +iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j TARPIT +.P +To significantly slow down Code Red/Nimda-style scans of unused address +space, forward unused ip addresses to a Linux box not acting as a router +(e.g. "ip route 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 ip.of.linux.box" on a Cisco), enable IP +forwarding on the Linux box, and add: +.IP +iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -j TARPIT +.IP +iptables -A FORWARD -j DROP +.TP +NOTE: +If you use the conntrack module while you are using TARPIT, you should +also use the NOTRACK target, or the kernel will unnecessarily allocate +resources for each TARPITted connection. To TARPIT incoming +connections to the standard IRC port while using conntrack, you could: +.IP +iptables -t raw -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 6667 -j NOTRACK +.IP +iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 6667 -j TARPIT