{% extends "login_nav.html" %} {% block main_block %}

Firewall is a network security system that controls the incoming and outgoing network traffic on your {{ cfg.box_name }}. Keeping a firewall enabled and properly configured reduces risk of security threat from the Internet.

The following the current status:

{% if firewall_status = 'not_installed' %}

Firewall is not installed. Please install it. Firewall comes pre-installed with {{ cfg.box_name }}. On any Debian based system (such as {{ cfg.box_name }}) you may install it using the command 'aptitude install firewalld'

{% elif firewall_status = 'not_running' %}

Firewall daemon is not running. Please run it. Firewall comes enabled by default on {{ cfg.box_name }}. On any Debian based system (such as {{ cfg.box_name }}) you may run it using the command 'service firewalld start' or in case of a system with systemd 'systemctl start firewalld'

{% else %}

The operation of the firewall is automatic. When you enable a service it is automatically permitted in the firewall and you disable a service is automatically disabled in the firewall.

{% endif %} {% endblock %}