# Loopback - Allow unlimited traffic
iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -o lo -j ACCEPT

# SYN-Flooding Protection
iptables -N syn-flood
iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp --syn -j syn-flood
iptables -A syn-flood -m limit --limit 1/s --limit-burst 4 -j RETURN
iptables -A syn-flood -j DROP

# Make sure that new TCP connections are SYN packets
iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp ! --syn -m state --state NEW -j DROP

# Refuse spoofed packets claiming to be the loopback
iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -d 127.0.0.0/8 -j DROP