Linux Firewalls: Enhancing Security With Nftables And Beyond, 4/E

This book's distribution-neutral content has been updated for the current Linux kernel and includes code examples for Red Hat, SUSE, and Debian implementations. Linux students will learn how to configure and customize modern firewalls for any Linux computer and for networks of all sizes, from home to enterprise. Building on the solid networking and firewalling foundation from previous editions, this edition adds extensive coverage of IPv6 firewalling, wireless network firewalls, modern security techniques, new tools, iptables enhancements, VPNs, and more. Salient Features •Presents definitive, up-to-the-minute coverage of nftables, IPv6 and wireless firewalls, and VPNs •Reflects extensive updates to iptables, next-generation security tools such as Samhain and rkhunter, and new security techniques such as port knocking •Advanced coverage includes hardening the Linux kernel to enhance security •Content is distribution neutral, updated for the latest Linux Kernel, and supported with Red Hat, SUSE, and Debian code examples