shorewall_code/Shorewall-docs/shorewall_features.xml

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    <title>Shorewall Features</title>

    <author>
      <firstname>Tom</firstname>

      <surname>Eastep</surname>
    </author>

    <copyright>
      <year>2001-2003</year>

      <holder>Thomas M Eastep</holder>
    </copyright>

    <pubdate>2003-11-13</pubdate>
  </articleinfo>

  <section>
    <title>Features</title>

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>Uses Netfilter&#39;s connection tracking facilities for stateful
        packet filtering. </para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>Can be used in<emphasis role="bold"> a wide range of
        router/firewall/gateway applications</emphasis> .</para>

        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para>Completely customizable using configuration files. </para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para>No limit on the number of network interfaces. </para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para>Allows you to partitions the network into <ulink
            url="Documentation.htm#Zones">zones</ulink> and gives you complete
            control over the connections permitted between each pair of zones.</para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para>Multiple interfaces per zone and multiple zones per
            interface permitted.</para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para>Supports nested and overlapping zones. </para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="shorewall_quickstart_guide.htm">QuickStart Guides
        (HOWTOs)</ulink> to help get your first firewall up and running
        quickly </para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>A <emphasis role="bold">GUI</emphasis> is available via Webmin
        1.060 and later (<ulink url="http://www.webmin.com">http://www.webmin.com</ulink>)
        </para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>Extensive <ulink
        url="shorewall_quickstart_guide.htm#Documentation">documentation</ulink>
        included in the .tgz and .rpm downloads. </para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><emphasis role="bold">Flexible address management/routing
        support</emphasis> (and you can use all types in the same firewall):
        </para>

        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para><ulink url="Documentation.htm#Masq">Masquerading/SNAT</ulink>.</para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para><ulink url="FAQ.htm#faq1">Port Forwarding (DNAT)</ulink>.</para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para><ulink url="NAT.htm">One-to-one NAT</ulink>.</para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para><ulink url="ProxyARP.htm">Proxy ARP</ulink>.</para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink role="bold" url="blacklisting_support.htm">Blacklisting</ulink>
        of individual IP addresses and subnetworks is supported. </para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="starting_and_stopping_shorewall.htm">Operational
        Support</ulink>.</para>

        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para>Commands to start, stop and clear the firewall </para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para>Supports status monitoring with an audible alarm when an
            &#34;interesting&#34; packet is detected. </para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para>Wide variety of informational commands. </para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><emphasis role="bold">VPN Support</emphasis>.</para>

        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para><ulink url="Documentation.htm#Tunnels">IPSEC, GRE, IPIP and
            OpenVPN Tunnels</ulink>.</para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para><ulink url="PPTP.htm">PPTP</ulink> clients and Servers.
            </para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>Support for <ulink url="traffic_shaping.htm">Traffic
        Control/Shaping</ulink> integration.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>Wide support for different <emphasis role="bold">GNU/Linux
        Distributions</emphasis>.</para>

        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para><ulink url="Install.htm#Install_RPM">RPM</ulink> and <ulink
            url="http://idea.sec.dico.unimi.it/%7Elorenzo/index.html#Debian">Debian</ulink>
            packages available. </para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para>Includes automated <ulink url="Install.htm">install,
            upgrade, fallback and uninstall facilities</ulink> for users who
            can&#39;t use or choose not to use the RPM or Debian packages.
            </para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para>Included as a standard part of <ulink
            url="http://leaf.sourceforge.net/devel/jnilo">LEAF/Bering</ulink>
            (router/firewall on a floppy, CD or compact flash). </para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="MAC_Validation.html">Media Access Control (MAC)
        Address Verification</ulink>.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="Accounting.html">Traffic Accounting</ulink>.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
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