fwcheck_psad(8)

look for iptables rules that log and block unwanted packets.

Section 8 psad bookworm source

Description

FWCHECK_PSAD

NAME

fwcheck_psad - look for iptables rules that log and block unwanted packets.

SYNOPSIS

fwcheck_psad [options]

DESCRIPTION

fwcheck_psad parses the iptables ruleset on the underlying system to see if iptables has been configured to log and block unwanted packets by default. This program is called by psad , but can also be executed manually from the command line.

OPTIONS

--config

Specify path to the psad configuration file. By default this is /etc/psad/psad.conf.

--fw-file

Allow the user to analyze a specific rulset from a file rather than the local policy.

--fw-analyze

Analyze the local iptables ruleset and exit.

--no-fw-search-all

Look for specific log prefix defined through the FW_MSG_SEARCH variable(s) in the configuration file.

--Lib-dir

Specify path to psad lib directory.

--help

Display the help message.

SEE ALSO

iptables(8), psad(8)

AUTHOR

Michael Rash <mbr@cipherdyne.org>

BUGS

Send bug reports to mbr@cipherdyne.org. Suggestions and/or comments are always welcome as well.

DISTRIBUTION

psad is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), and the latest version may be downloaded from: http://www.cipherdyne.org/