Backporting security updates in Enterprise Linux

2022-06-01
Backporting security updates in EuroLinux 8

Backporting is the task of taking a bugfix from the latest version of an upstream software package and applying that fix to an older version of the same software. It is part of the preservation step in the application development process, and is sometimes used to add new features to older versions of software.

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Network filtering in EuroLinux 8 – firewalld

2022-05-11
Network filtering in EuroLinux 8 – firewalld

A firewall is what ensures the protection of systems of a broad availability. It allows a precise setup of trust, thus in the context of networking it’s also about access control, for domains. Today we’ll discuss the concepts and inner workings of the network filter that EuroLinux 8 uses – firewalld.

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