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= UFW =


Ufw stands for Uncomplicated FireWall, and is a program for managing a netfilter firewall. It provides a command line interface and aims to be uncomplicated and easy to use.
=Overview=


== Installation ==
Running a local firewall is almost always a good practice.  Even when you are behind a network firewall, a local firewall protects you from threats on the inside of your network.


To install ufw package:


sudo pacman -S ufw
=UFW=


== Warning about iptables ==
UFW stands for Uncomplicated FireWall, and is a program for managing a netfilter firewall. It provides a command line interface and aims to be uncomplicated and easy to use.  UFW is far simpler than iptables and a good place to start unless you have very specialized needs.


It is worth noting that while ufw uses iptables to do its job, you should not enable its service while using ufw.


'''While using the ufw service, do not enable iptables.service'''
==Installing UFW==


== Basic configuration ==
You can install the {{ic|ufw}} package using you favorite package manager or the command:
pamac install ufw


Users will need root or sudo priveleges to use ufw.


The following commands are an example of how to set up a very simplistic configuration which will deny all by default, allow any protocol from inside a 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.255 LAN, and allow incoming Deluge and SSH traffic from anywhere:
Once UFW is installed you need to start and enable it using the commands:
sudo systemctl enable ufw.service
sudo ufw enable


sudo ufw default deny
sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.0/24
sudo ufw allow qbittorrent
sudo ufw allow SSH


The next line is only needed ''once'' the first time you install the package:
{{warning|Don't enable both iptables.service and ufw.service}}


sudo ufw enable


Then enable the ufw as a systemd service:
==Adding Rules==
 
To view the current configuration you can use the command {{ic|ufw status}}.  Here is what it looks like in a new install:
<pre>
sudo ufw status verbose
Status: active
Logging: on (low)
Default: deny (incoming), allow (outgoing), disabled (routed)
New profiles: skip
</pre>
 


  systemctl enable ufw && systemctl start ufw
This indicates that it will block all incoming traffic and allow all outgoing traffic. This is a good starting point for most desktop systems.  However, often we will want to allow some incoming traffic.  This can be done with the command {{ic|ufw allow}}.  For example, if we want to allow incoming ssh traffic so we can connect to the machine from other machines on the network we could use the command:
sudo ufw allow ssh


You can check on the the status of ufw and rules with the following command:


  sudo ufw status
If we wanted to also tcp connections to a local webserver on a non-standard https port, 8443.  We could use the command:
  sudo ufw allow in 8443/tcp


Users should also be aware that builtin-rules do exist. These include filters to allow UPNP, AVAHI and DHCP replies. To see a more full report one may use
sudo ufw show raw 


{{Note|If special network variables are set in {{ic|/etc/sysctl.d/*}}, it may be necessary to update {{ic|/etc/ufw/sysctl.conf}} accordingly, as this configuration overrides the default settings.}}
{{tip|When you don't specify "in" or "out", "in" is assumed}}


== Adding more applications ==


The PKG comes with some defaults based on the default ports of many common daemons and programs.  Inspect the options by looking in the {{ic|/etc/ufw/applications.d}} directory or by listing them in the program itself:
==UFW and Applications==


You may notice a difference in the above two commands.  When we built the rules for ssh we used the name and for https we used the port number, 8443.  This is because UFW has a small database of applications it knows the ports for.  You can see the list with the command:
  sudo ufw app list
  sudo ufw app list


Extra configuration files can be installed through package {{ic|ufw-extras}}


  sudo pacman -S ufw-extras
For applications on the list you can add them by name. If you want to review the configuration for one of the applications, you can use the command {{ic|ufw app info}}.  For example, to the configuration for ssh:
<pre>sudo ufw app info SSH
Profile: SSH
Title: SSH server
Description: SSH server
 
Port:
  22/tcp
</pre>


For custom application settings such as a non-standard port, it is recommended to simply create {{ic|/etc/ufw/applications.d/custom}} containing the needed data using the defaults as a guide.


= GUFW =
{{tip|When using ufw app the commands are case sensitive but when adding rules they are not}}
 
 
Some additional preconfigured applications can be added by installing the package {{ic|ufw-extras}} with your favorite package manager or the command:
pamac install ufw-extras
 
 
==Removing Rules==
 
Rules can be removed with the {{ic|ufw delete}} command.  For example, to delete our 8443 rules we could use the command:
sudo ufw delete allow 8443/tcp
 
 
You can also delete them by number.  This is easier if you have a numbered list which you can see with the command:
<pre>
sudo ufw status numbered
Status: active
 
    To                        Action      From
    --                        ------      ----
[ 1] 22                        ALLOW IN    Anywhere                 
[ 2] 22 (v6)                    ALLOW IN    Anywhere (v6)</pre>
 
 
Now if we wanted to stop allowing ssh on ipv6 we could use the command:
sudo ufw delete 2
 
 
==GUFW==
[[File:gufw.jpg|thumb|left|240px]]
[[File:gufw.jpg|thumb|left|240px]]


Not comfortable in the command-line and still want to manage your firewall? Thats fine.


GUFW is a GTK front-end for Ufw that aims to make managing a Linux firewall as accessible and easy as possible. It features pre-sets for common ports and p2p applications.
Prefer to use GUI applications and still want to manage your firewall? No problem.  GUFW is a GTK front-end for UFW that aims to make managing a Linux firewall as accessible and easy as possible. It features pre-sets for common ports and p2p applications.


== Installation ==


If it is not installed already gufw can be installed from the repos:
If it is not installed already gufw can be installed from the repos:
pamac install gufw


sudo pacman -S gufw
= More information =


That should cover the basics. To learn more see
It will now be available in the menu as '''Firewall Configuration''' or by running {{ic|gufw}} directly.
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man ufw
man gufw


And of course visit the [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ufw Arch Wiki.]
=See Also=
* The Arch Wiki on [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ufw UFW]
* The [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW UFW website]
* The [http://gufw.org/ GUFW website]




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