SECURENET(5)

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.

EXAMPLES

A configuration file might appear as follows:

    #
    # Only my local net is secure.
    #
    255.255.255.0 139.58.253.0

FILES
/var/yp/securenet
    A ypserv(8) configuration file.

SEE ALSO
ypserv.acl(5), yp(8), ypserv(8)

HISTORY
The securenet file was added to YP by Sun Microsystems, Inc. as a bugfix for weak security.