Re: [Fed-Talk] Firewall
Re: [Fed-Talk] Firewall
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Firewall
- From: Todd Heberlein <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 19:46:46 -0700
On Apr 7, 2008, at 7:38 PM, Boyd Fletcher wrote:
unfortunately Apple chose to degrade the firewall capability in
leopard from
the much better one in Tiger. I wish they would put back the port and
protocol setting capability instead of having to do it by hand
which is not
very user friendly :(
Everything is still there, it just isn't as easy to get to. I suspect
there already are free GUI-based applications to control the packet-
centric firewall system in Leopard.
Apple, for its GUI-controlled firewall, went to an application-
centric approach in which, as far as I can tell, the OS enforces
network activity at the system call level instead of the packet
level. They claim that it is easier for novices to use, but for
someone who has spent years and years configuring access based on
protocols, addresses, and ports, the Apple approach makes me
uncomfortable. It has taken me out of my comfort zone.
Todd
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