Understanding #ufw
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Ubuntu Firewall for humansI have always been scared of IP tables. If you want to know the reason check out the man page for the same. Though I have heard from many people that #iptables are more robust and secure, I have never used them because it has always been daunting. I personally feel that if I am not comfortable with something like IPtables and still use it I might add more #security holes while not leveraging the benefits it provides. So I have stuck to using ufw for now. It is for the same reason that I prerfer Ubuntu over other flavors. Familiarity breeds confidence and I know that I will make less blunders. Donot consider this as a promotion of Ubuntu over other more secure flavors, because it is not. It is just my personal preference.Side note : Did you know that “Ubuntu” is (...)