ModSecurity vs netfilter
A side-by-side look at ModSecurity and netfilter. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
ModSecurity
Security & Privacy
ModSecurity is an open source web application firewall that provides protection against common web attacks like XSS, SQLi, RFI, etc. It works by intercepting and inspecting all HTTP traffic between a web app and clients.
web-securityxss-protectionsql-injection-protectionopen-source
netfilter
Network & Admin
Netfilter is an open-source framework in the Linux kernel that allows network packet filtering, network address translation, and other packet mangling. It is a critical part of Linux's networking stack.
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