Iptables defaults to accept input?

[Petri Pennanen]

Hello!

I installed Ubuntu this Saturday. It is very nice, feels like the future
of linux and I have been telling my friends about it.

However when I checked to see what the iptables rules are, I got a bit
suprised. They are accepting all input and forwarding, I was expecting
DROP. Is something wrong with my install or is there a reason for this?

 $ sudo iptables -L
Password:
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

- Petri