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Vuurmuur
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Vuurmuur | Open source software distributed under the GNU GPL | Free |
As vuurmuur.org lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Vuurmuur's own pages
- Administration access
- It can be managed through SSH and the console, including from Windows using PuTTY. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Audit logging
- It logs all changes, new connections, and bad packets. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Vuurmuur can be scripted for integration with other tools and can produce a bash firewall script. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Backup
- With default installation locations, Vuurmuur configuration data is stored in /etc/vuurmuur. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- It supports simple and complex configurations through an Ncurses interface, with remote administration over SSH or on the console. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The project documents source installation and provides Debian and Ubuntu installation instructions. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- IPS integration
- Vuurmuur supports working with Suricata IPS using NFQUEUE or NFLOG. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Maintenance
- The documentation warns that firewall logs can grow quickly and recommends managing logs; Debian packages install logrotate scripts automatically. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- It provides real-time log and connection viewing, filtering, traffic volume accounting, and searches through old log files. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Network support
- Features include IPv6, NAT setup, port forwarding, and traffic shaping. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Outbound control
- basic · vuurmuur.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Supported platforms
- Linux · vuurmuur.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Vuurmuur is a Linux firewall manager built on top of iptables. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Release
- The homepage identifies version 0.8.2 and libvuurmuur 0.8.2. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Rule direction
- both · vuurmuur.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Rule setup
- It provides human-readable rules syntax and says no iptables knowledge is required. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Security features
- The feature list includes a secure default policy and anti-spoofing features. · vuurmuur.org, 11 Oct 2026
Where Vuurmuur stands on Freedom251
- Firewall Software#36 of 81