In the following article we will show you how you can secure and protect your Ubuntu or Debian based virtual server using a firewall application, called iptables.
What is iptables?
It is is a user space application program that allows a system administrator to configure the tables provided by the Linux kernel firewall (implemented as different Netfilter modules) and the chains and rules it stores.
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