[ILUG] Firewall policy question

[Michael Thompson]

2008/4/10 John Kinsella <John.Kinsella at ul.ie>:

> Is this firewall setting unnecessarily paranoid - ie is there a
> significant vulnerability attached to allowing incoming traffic on port 25
> to "everyone"?


It depends on what is listening on  port 25 and whether you think it is
secure, keep it patched and the consequences of that services being
exploited, i.e. is that machine in a DMZ.

Best to limit exposure if possible