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The Architecture of Iptables and Netfilter
A firewall is a security device (hardware/software) that protects the network by filtering traffic and blocking unwanted/unauthorized access to private data. Having a proper firewall is important to protect your servers and infrastructure. It can not only block unwanted traffic but also block malicious software from infecting the system. In the Linux ecosystem, iptables is a popular firewall that interfaces …