iptables

A Quick Guide through UFW – Uncomplicated Firewall

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020DevOps, linux, Security, Tech BlogsDevops, firewall, iptables, Security, ufw

Reading Time: 4 minutes UFW, short for Uncomplicated Firewall, is basically a simplified firewall mechanism that is implemented upon iptables itself. As a result, making it much easier to configure ufw than to configure iptables. Therefore, it can be said that ufw is technically a program for managing a netfilter firewall which aims to provide an easy to use interface for the user. Need for UFW – uncomplicated firewall Continue Reading

Introduction to Iptables in Linux

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019DevOps, linux, Tech Blogsfilter, filter table, iptables, linux, networking

Reading Time: 5 minutes Iptable is the built-in linux firewall which includes some conditions, known as rules, according to which the traffic is allowed on the machine.