/ms_iptables

simple iptables frontend in python

Primary LanguagePython

ms_iptables, a simple firewall configured via json written in python

  • Idea is to Configure/Apply a set of rules via iptables or other security binary and ensure that they are not applied twice.
  • A contrario to another stateful firewalls (shorewall/firewalld), this wont reset your current firewall state but will try to add the rules.
  • Associated docs:
  • Attention, to provide a patch, you need to edit hacking/ms_iptables.py.in.
  • Remember the companion sysctls:
    • net.ipv4.ip_forward: 1
    • net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding: 1