[CentOS] iptables

[Christopher Thorjussen]

> Indunil Jayasooriya wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am running iptables on centos 4.5 and 5 boxes.
> >
> > Now , I have requirements to enable below features.
> >
> > Gateway level antivirus, anti spyware and intrusion preventions,
> > content filtering, etc.
> 
> There are a hundred different ways to filter different things,
depending
> on exactly what you are trying to accomplish.
> 
> One way (that has nothing to do with CentOS) to do part of that is to
> use IPCOP as your border router.  (It has snort IDS, and squid
filtering
> built in).
> 
> Spam, antivirus, and spyware normally come in via e-mail, and
> spamassassin and clamav used in conjuction with your mail server (if
you
> run it) or in conjunction with your e-mail client on linux can fix
that.

You may also install copfilter onto IPCOP to get pop/smtp/ftp/http
scanning (virus etc)

http://www.copfilter.org/


/Christopher