For instructions about how to install nuface: see INSTALL

Nuface web interface allows you to configure a nufw based firewall (or a simple
Netfilter firewall).
With nuface, way of work is to use followings objects:
 - ressources: the source of a connection
 - subjects: the initiator of a connection : can be an IPv4 object or a NuFW
   authenticated user, or a combination (and/or) of both.
 - protocols: used to define technical parameters of a connection: ports, icmp
   types, protocols, etc...
 - acls use one element of each class defined above. 
 - floatings: theses are working elements, used to easily manipulate and move
   objects that are handled by the web interface. The floatting elements are
   never saved to file, they are to be used within one session only.

To generate iptables scripts, nuface uses a python script: nupyf.

Nuface uses /etc/init.d/init-firewall to load iptables rules in the right way
Currently nuface handles FORWARD, INPUT and OUTPUT rules. Specific rules can be written in /etc/network/firewall/local_rules,
and rules for mangle table in {pre,post}_mangle.

Documentation:
Documentation for nuface and nupyf is available in docbook format and html: see doc/
directory. Right now the documentation for nuface is available in french and english as well.


HomePage: http://www.inl.fr/nuface.html

contact: nuface@inl.fr
