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Uncomplicated Firewall

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Repository
  
code.launchpad.net/ufw

Operating system
  
Linux

Written in
  
Python

Stable release
  
0.35-2 / October 1, 2016; 5 months ago (2016-10-01)

License
  
GNU General Public License

Website
  
launchpad.net/ufw,manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/en/man8/ufw.8.html

Uncomplicated Firewall is a program for managing a netfilter firewall designed to be easy to use. It uses a command-line interface consisting of a small number of simple commands, and uses iptables for configuration. UFW is available by default in all Ubuntu installations after 8.04 LTS.

GUIs for Uncomplicated Firewall

Gufw is an easy, intuitive graphical user interface for managing Uncomplicated Firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common P2P, or individual ports. Gufw has been designed for Ubuntu, but is also available in Debian-based distributions and in Arch Linux; anywhere Python, GTK+ and UFW are available.

References

Uncomplicated Firewall Wikipedia