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DSA-849 shorewall - programming


DSA-849 shorewall - programming error
"Supernaut" noticed that shorewall, the Shoreline Firewall, could generate an iptables configuration which is significantly more permissive than the rule set given in the shorewall configuration, if MAC verification are used in a non-default manner.

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Kerio, die wohl popul rste kostenlose Desktop-Firewall, wird zum Jahresende eingestellt. Die Begr ndung klingt bitter: Selbst ein kostenloses Produkt k nne mit den umfassenden Sicherheitspaketen anderer Hersteller nicht mehr konkurrieren. Viele kostenlose Alternativen bleiben nun nicht mehr. ...

DSA-845 mason - programming error
Christoph Martin noticed that upon configuration mason, which interactively creates a Linux packet filtering firewall, does not install the init script to actually load the firewall during system boot. This will leave the machine without a firewall after a reboot.

AVG now offers a firewall
EStrategy Oct 21 2005 3:16AM GMT