Re: Content Filtering Firewall in Linux..

Andrew Rucker Jones <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.security.linux
Organization Private Individual
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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Dhruv,
	Using iptables/Netfilter for this is the wrong idea for sure. It breaks
the TCP connection, leaving both ends hanging. It is also very
susceptible to false positives. You want a real content filter. I use
DansGuardian (http://www.dansguardian.org/) with DansGuardian Antivirus
(http://sourceforge.net/projects/dgav/) and ClamAV
(http://www.clamav.net/) and am happy. The setup is not the easiest, but
the product works well. Please note that DansGuardian is free for
non-commercial use, but requires an inexpensive license for businesses.
Read the licence if in doubt.

		-&

Soi, Dhruv wrote:
> Is anyone aware of such firewall in linux. I have used ipcop, iptables, shorewall and have read that applying netfilter patch to kernel for HEX search can provide such capability. Would anyone of you like to put your thoughts over it?
>  
> Thanks
> Dhruv

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