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Linux Firewalls: How to Actually Secure a Cloud Server (iptables, nftables, firewalld, ufw)
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this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2026
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OpenSnitch is a nice for the desktop environment, deny by default and prompts the user when an application requests a open port, at first the prompts can get a little overwhelming given how many things want to connect to xyz server but eventually lightens up.
Its a little annoying on Linux but I wonder what it would be like on Windows.
The firewall is annoying? I would argue and say the firewall is protecting your computer from connecting to a rouge server, annoying or not it’s better than some douche abusing an exploit in your system.