[Swan] iptables

Paul Wouters paul at nohats.ca
Sat Sep 23 15:24:06 EEST 2023


There is an option to build with nftables that can be enabled. See mk/config.mk 

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> On Sep 23, 2023, at 05:24, Armen Dilanyan <ad at 2ip.am> wrote:
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> 
> Hello dear community,
>  
> I would like to discuss an important matter with you.
>  
> Currently, Libreswan has a dependency on the iptables package. However, in recent versions of the GNU/Debian operating system, iptables is no longer installed by default, and it has been replaced by nftables. The developers of netfilter are planning to fully replace iptables with nftables in the future. Installing both iptables and nftables simultaneously may not be practical.
>  
> My question is whether Libreswan is considering the possibility of removing its dependency on iptables and transitioning to using nftables. Is it possible to build the Libreswan package from source without the iptables dependency?
>  
> I appreciate your attention to this matter and look forward to hearing your insights.
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