[TriLUG] Securing Lpd (TCP Port 515)

[Rob Huffstedtler]

You could run lpd through inetd/xinetd, and configure it only to accept
connections from localhost.

On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 09:17:45AM -0400, Jeff Bollinger wrote:
> Does anyone have any good recommendations on securing Lpd (Line Printer 
> Daemon)?  Being paranoid as I am, I only start lpd right before I have 
> to print something, then shut it off immediately after I've finished 
> printing.  Is there a way to set lpd to *not* listen for connections? 
> Why does it have to run as a daemon that makes connections on port 515? 
>   There should be a way to print without running the daemon, or run the 
> daemon in a mode where it does not open a network socket.  Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> -- 
> Jeff Bollinger
> University of North Carolina
> IT Security Analyst
> 105 Abernethy Hall
> mailto: jeff_bollinger at unc dot edu
> 
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