Re: how to filter on applications?

[Gáspár Lajos <swifty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

vwf írta:
> On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 03:25:22PM -0400, Mike wrote:
>   
> > vwf wrote:
> >     
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I want to filter outgoing traffic based on the originating application.
> > > How do I do this? Please tell me iptables can do this. If not, how can I
> > > lock down my system?
> > >       
>
>   
> > http://l7-filter.sourceforge.net/
> >     
>
> This filters on protocol, not on application.
>
>   
Yes! Because APPLICATIONS use PROTOCOLS to communicate with....

What do you do not understand?

Swifty