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Firestarter vs Firewalld

A side-by-side look at Firestarter and Firewalld. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Firestarter

Firestarter

Security & Privacy

Firestarter is a free, open source Linux firewall configuration tool. It provides a graphical user interface for configuring iptables firewall rules and managing connections. Firestarter aims to make building firewall policies easy for beginners while still providing advanced features for experienced users.

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Firewalld

Firewalld

Security & Privacy

Firewalld is a firewall management tool for Linux operating systems. It provides a dynamically managed firewall with support for network zones to define the trust level of network connections and interfaces. Firewalld is the default firewall solution in latest Red Hat based Linux distributions.

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