NetFilter
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Description
NetFilter is an Open-Source project which provides the packet filtering framework for Linux kernels 2.4 and higher. It is typically associated with the iptables and nftables tools. It supports packet filtering, network address and port translation, packet logging, user-space packet queuing and other packet mangling. NetFilter is the successor to ipchains.
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More Information
- DigitalOcean with a nice deep dive on the differences between NetFilter and iptables/nftables and how they work together to provide firewalling services
- The official NetFilter documentation page, with loads of links to additional information
- An in-depth, technical review of NetFilter, including code samples and labs for greater understanding
