CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT: limit match support

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT:

• prompt: limit match support
• type: tristate
• depends on: CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES
• defined in net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.5.45–2.5.75, 2.6.0–2.6.15
• modules built: ipt_limit

Help text

limit matching allows you to control the rate at which a rule can be matched: mainly useful in combination with the LOG target ("LOG target support", below) and to avoid some Denial of Service attacks.

To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb module ipt_limit CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT : net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig : "limit match support" # in 2.5.45–2.5.75, 2.6.0–2.6.15

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