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iptables
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iptables is a user-space utility program that allows a system administrator to configure the IP packet filter rules of the Linux kernel firewall, implemented as different Netfilter modules. The filters are organized in a set of tables, which contain chains of rules for how to treat network traffic packets. Different kernel modules and programs are currently used for different protocols; iptables applies to IPv4, ip6tables to IPv6, arptables to ARP, and '''' to Ethernet frames.

Key facts

Software.name
iptables
Software.screenshot
Iptablesfb.png
Software.screenshot alt
Screenshot of "iptables -vnL" in framebuffer
Software.caption
Screenshot of "iptables -vnL" in framebuffer
Software.author
Rusty Russell
Software.developer
Netfilter Core Team
Software.released
2001
Software.programming language
C
Software.genre
Packet filtering
Software.license
GPL
Software.operating_system
Linux
Software.platform
Netfilter

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Official website

netfilter/iptables project homepage - The netfilter.org "iptables" project

netfilter.org

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
free software
Developer
Rusty Russell
Platform
Linux-libre
Image
Iptablesfb.png
Has use
packet
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software version identifier
1.8.13
depends on software
GNU C Library
programmed in
Q15777
source code repository URL
git://git.netfilter.org/iptables
issue tracker URL
bugzilla.netfilter.org
inception
1998-00-00
Commons category
Netfilter
operating system
Q3251801
replaced by
nftables
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