layer 8 / user level firewall on linux?

[Jean-Michel Dault]

On Fri, 2009-10-09 at 17:25 +0200, Rudi Ahlers wrote:
> Does anyone know of a Linux firewall that offers layer 8 firewall /
> user level firewalling?
> I basically want to track which user access what on the internet, from
> an internal network. Ideally I want to limit access to certain objects
> (i.e. websites, by URL / keyword / type, FTP, skype, MSN, etc) for
> certain users as well.

I don't know of anything that will cover *all* your needs, but have you
had a look at NuFW?
http://www.nufw.org/-English-.html

I don't know if it can handle websites by URL/keyword/type, but for that
part, Squid + SquidGuard/DansGuardian could be the best tool. NuFW can
integrate with squid for single-sign-on.


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Jean-Michel Dault
Technology Architect
jmd at rlnx.com
Révolution Linux inc
http://www.revolutionlinux.com