Ipmkchains manipulates firewall chains and is a tool for network security.
If you're looking for a firewall chain manipulation tool, ipmkchains may be just what you're looking for. This package includes a program called ipmkchains, which is designed to read in a set of rule files and compute the differences between those rules and the ones currently in use. From there, the necessary commands are executed to ensure that the rules in use match the ones from the file.
Installation of this tool requires that you login as root and run "make install". Once you're up and running, you'll need to be familiar with the Python source format of the rule files. Thankfully, the distribution includes some sample rules to help you get started.
In terms of requirements, you'll need Python 1.5 or later, GNU diff, and a Linux 2.2.x kernel with ipchains. In the latest release of ipmkchains, version ipmkchains_constants.py (mask2bits), you'll find that the table of netmask to bit count translations has been moved into the constants.
Overall, if you're comfortable with Python and looking for a way to manipulate your firewall chains quickly and easily, ipmkchains is definitely worth checking out.
Installation of this tool requires that you login as root and run "make install". Once you're up and running, you'll need to be familiar with the Python source format of the rule files. Thankfully, the distribution includes some sample rules to help you get started.
In terms of requirements, you'll need Python 1.5 or later, GNU diff, and a Linux 2.2.x kernel with ipchains. In the latest release of ipmkchains, version ipmkchains_constants.py (mask2bits), you'll find that the table of netmask to bit count translations has been moved into the constants.
Overall, if you're comfortable with Python and looking for a way to manipulate your firewall chains quickly and easily, ipmkchains is definitely worth checking out.
What's New
Version 0.17.1: N/A