Linux Firewalls.pdf

If you run the Linux operating system, you have likely encountered the iptables firewall. This is for good reason, as iptables provides an effective means to control who talks to your Linux system over a network connection and how they do it. In the vast uncontrolled network that is the Internet, attacks can herald from just about any corner of the globe—even though the perpetrator might physically be located in the next state (or the next room). If you run a networked Linux machine, your system is at risk of being attacked and potentially compromised every second of every day.