Video: Mastering Iptables, part 2 | Linux Today

Video: Mastering Iptables, part 2

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 19, 2008

“IPTables scripts really are little programs, and style is as
important in these scripts as it is when working in any other
programming language. The scripts should be logical and human
readable. In this spirit, the first thing we are going to do is
improve the flow of our firewall, even though it will not change
its functionality at all. We are going to create our own custom
chain and direct all the services we want to allow through it.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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