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ufw

Uncomplicated Firewall. Frontend for iptables aiming to make configuration of a firewall easier. More information: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UncomplicatedFirewall.
  • Enable ufw:
    ufw enable
  • Disable ufw:
    ufw disable
  • Show ufw rules, along with their numbers:
    ufw status numbered
  • Allow incoming traffic on port 5432 on this host with a comment identifying the service:
    ufw allow {{5432}} comment "{{Service}}"
  • Allow only TCP traffic from 192.168.0.4 to any address on this host, on port 22:
    ufw allow proto {{tcp}} from {{192.168.0.4}} to {{any}} port {{22}}
  • Deny traffic on port 80 on this host:
    ufw deny {{80}}
  • Deny all UDP traffic to ports in range 8412:8500:
    ufw deny proto {{udp}} from {{any}} to {{any}} port {{8412:8500}}
  • Delete a particular rule. The rule number can be retrieved from the ufw status numbered command:
    ufw delete {{rule_number}}

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