SECURENET(5) - File Formats Manual #
SECURENET(5) - File Formats Manual
NAME #
securenet - ypserv(8) configuration file for secure networks
DESCRIPTION #
The securenet file controls which hosts can connect to the YP server.
The format is rather simple. Each row consists of two items. The first item is the network mask. The second item is the network.
FILES #
/var/yp/securenet
a ypserv(8) configuration file
EXAMPLES #
A configuration file might look like the following:
#
# Only my local net is secure.
#
255.255.255.0 139.58.253.0
SEE ALSO #
ypserv.acl(5), yp(8), ypserv(8)
HISTORY #
The
securenet
file was added to
NIS
by Sun Microsystems, Inc. as a bugfix for weak security.
OpenBSD 7.5 - September 10, 2015