How can I tell if someone is trying to hack port 8333?

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I am experimenting with leaving a public replica of the Bitcoin chain on the internet. In doing so I'm actively monitoring the debug output so I can get a sense of what is happening with the inbound connections.

How can I tell what the clients are doing and respond appropriately?

Under what criteria should I block a port to an IP address, subnet, etc?

goodguys_activate

Posted 2012-12-10T23:30:58.773

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1The client shouldn't rely on any special firewalling or packet inspection. It should be secure against all hack attempts.

If you are concerned about there being a denial of service you can disable incoming connections and only support outgoing. – Stephen Gornick – 2012-12-11T07:01:59.837

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You are looking for ways to improve the client's protections against flaws?

Here's a list of its current protections:

Stephen Gornick

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