QuestionQ300

Intrusion Detection System Rules

A firewall is a combination of hardware and software that provides security for a network. It protects an internal network or intranet from unauthorized access originating from the Internet or other external networks. It restricts inbound and outbound access and can examine all traffic between an internal network and the Internet. Users can configure a firewall to allow or block packets from specific IP addresses and ports. Which of the following tools functions as a firewall for the Linux 2.4 kernel?

  • A Stunnel
  • B IPTables
  • C IPChains
  • D OpenSSH
Explanation

IPTables is the packet-filtering and NAT rule-management tool used with the Linux 2.4 Netfilter framework. Linux kernel documentation identifies iptables as the tool used by the 2.4.x kernel series, while IPChains is a backward-compatibility mechanism for the older 2.2-style firewalling interface.

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