NuFW
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| NuFW | |
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| Developer(s) | E. Leblond et al. |
| Initial release | September 1, 2003 |
| Stable release | 2.2.20
/ May 7, 2008 |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Linux kernel |
| Type | Packet filtering |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | ufwi |
NuFW is a software package that extends Netfilter, the Linux kernel-internal packet filtering firewall module. NuFW adds authentication to filtering rules. NuFW is also provided as a hardware firewall, in the EdenWall firewalling appliance. NuFW has been restarted by the FFI and renamed into UFWI.
NuFW / UFWI is an extension of Netfilter which brings the notion of user to IP filtering.
NuFW / UFWI can:
- Authenticate any connection that goes through your gateway or only from/to a chosen subset or a specific protocol (iptables is used to select the connections to authenticate).
- Perform accounting, routing and Quality of service (QOS) based on users and not simply on IPs.
- Filter packets with criteria such as application and OS used by distant users.
- Be the key of a secure and simple Single Sign On system.
