From 99f7e3c6dbb47cabf8e8c6d2c82aef0c888608e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: trhodes Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:35:23 +0000 Subject: Document net.inet.tcp.syncookies_only using a description taken from tcp_syncache.c revision 1.99 of andre's commit log. PR: 107611 --- share/man/man4/syncache.4 | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/syncache.4 b/share/man/man4/syncache.4 index 5395a50..e878a4a 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/syncache.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/syncache.4 @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd December 18, 2007 +.Dd January 22, 2008 .Dt SYNCACHE 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ MIBs for controlling TCP SYN caching .Bl -item -compact .It .Nm sysctl Cm net.inet.tcp.syncookies +.It +.Nm sysctl Cm net.inet.tcp.syncoockies_only .El .Pp .Bl -item -compact @@ -98,6 +100,14 @@ an attacker to ACK flood a machine in an attempt to create a connection. While steps have been taken to mitigate this risk, this may provide a way to bypass firewalls which filter incoming segments with the SYN bit set. .Pp +To disable the +.Nm syncache +and run only with +.Nm syncookies , +set +.Va net.inet.tcp.syncookies_only +to 1. +.Pp The .Nm implements a number of variables in -- cgit v1.1