Shoreline Firewall
Shoreline Firewall
http://www.shorewall.net/
The Shoreline Firewall, more commonly known as "Shorewall", is a Netfilter (iptables) based firewall that can be used on a dedicated firewall system, a multi-function gateway/router/server or on a standalone GNU/Linux system.
Documentation
User quickstart available in HTML format from http://www.shorewall.net/shorewall_quickstart_guide.htm; User reference manual available in HTML format from http://www.shorewall.net/Documentation.htm
Related Projects
Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2 | Janet Casey | 23 July 2002 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Tom Eastep | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | http://www.shorewall.net/Shorewall_CVS_Access.html |
| Help | mailto:shorewall-announce@lists.shorewall.net | |
| Developer | mailto:shorewall-devel@lists.shorewall.net | |
| Support | mailto:shorewall-users@listsshorewall.net |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Weak prerequisite | gawk/awk |
| Required to use | iptables 1.2 or later (author suggests *avoiding* 1.2.3) |
| Required to use | a kernal that supports netfilter |
| Weak prerequisite | iproute |
| Weak prerequisite | bash |
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 14 July 2005.
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