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like dropping ICMP replies on firewalls. idiotic because it gives a very false sense of security. it's been a useless "security" practice since the 90s.
by dicknuckle 6y ago
like dropping ICMP replies on firewalls. idiotic because it gives a very false sense of security. it's been a useless "security" practice since the 90s.
- 1over137 6y agoBut don't firewalls drop everything inbound by default? So it's more that people don't know they should create rules to allow ICMP, no?
- concerned_user 6y agoConnection comes from your browser i.e. localhost to yourself, firewall is not setup to block such connections in most cases.
- narrowtux 6y agoYes, false sense of security hits the nail on the head. Fits right there with unnecessary password rules too.
- rasz 6y agoZonealarm's "!1ALERT!! x.x.x.x is h4x0r1ng you with ICMP packets!" sold $millions worth of placebo in early 2000. http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/media/pdf/ZA_Manual.pdf http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/media/pdf/ZA_Manual.pdf