In this documentation, we can check how to install APF  on your server and its configuration. Advanced Policy Firewall (APF) is use to secure servers and workstations connected to the network.

INSTALLATION

1) Go to the directory “/usr/src/”.

root@localhost [~]# cd /usr/src/

root@localhost [/usr/src]#

2) Download the APF.

wget http://www.rfxn.com/downloads/apf-current.tar.gz

3) Extract the APF tar file.

tar xvzf apf-current.tar.gz

4) Go to APF directory.

cd apf-9.7-2

5) Install APF on the server.

sh ./install.sh

Then you will get the installation completed message.

Completed.

Installation Details:

Install path:         /etc/apf/

Config path:          /etc/apf/conf.apf

Executable path:      /usr/local/sbin/apf

APF BASIC CONFIGURATION

1) Open APF configuration file.

vi /etc/apf/conf.apf

2) Enable DEVEL_MODE. For initial testing purposes, make sure DEVEL_MODE =”1″. When we are sure the firewall is setup correctly, we will set this to “0”

DEVEL_MODE=”1”

3) Allow TCP and UDP incoming and outgoing ports.

IG_TCP_CPORTS=”20,21,22,25,26,37,43,53,80,110,113,143,443,465,873,993,995,2077,2078,2082,2083,2086,2087,2095,2096,3306,6666″ – inbound TCP ports to open.

IG_UDP_CPORTS=”53,6277″ – inbound UDP ports to open.

EG_TCP_CPORTS=”21,25,37,53,80,110,113,#123,443,43,873,953,2089,2703″ – outbound TCP ports to open.

EG_UDP_CPORTS=”20,21,53,873,953,6277″ – outbound UDP ports to open.

4) Enable outbound packet filtering.

EGF=”1″

After making changes to the APF configuration file, save the changes.

5) Restart APF.

apf -r

That is how we can install and configure Advanced Policy Firewall on your server.

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