Securing the Network in Oracle^® Solaris 11.3

Chapter 4

OpenBSD Packet Filter Firewall in Oracle Solaris

This chapter provides an overview of the Packet Filter (PF) feature of Oracle Solaris. For PF tasks, see Configuring the Packet Filter Firewall.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Introduction to Packet Filter

• Comparing PF in Oracle Solaris to IP Filter and to OpenBSD Packet Filter

• Packet Filter Firewall and Packet Processing

• Packet Filter Configuration File

• Packet Filter Rule Syntax

• Packet Filter Rule Processing

• Packet Filter Logging

• Packet Filter References