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  • Portmaster is a privacy suite for your Windows and Linux desktop
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 6 Feb 2024
  • I pwned half of America's fast food chains, simultaneously
    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 9 Jan 2024
    There's a very good relatively new open-source GUI firewall app like this called Portmaster:

    https://safing.io/

    It's available for Windows and Linux

  • Port forwarding done by university network admin, they opened every port past 1024???
    1 project | /r/techsupport | 8 Dec 2023
    You can get your own firewall app. Portmaster by safing.io lets you open and close what ever ports you want on your windows system
  • A recommendation for adblock
    1 project | /r/Adblock | 6 Dec 2023
  • Zen: Ad-blocker and privacy guard for Windows, MacOS and Linux
    2 projects | /r/opensource | 6 Dec 2023
    amazing work OP! what's the difference between zen and portmaster? :) i would like to compare options to see which one fits my needs the best way
  • Portmaster open-source application firewall
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Aug 2023
  • Portmaster Application Firewall v1.4
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Aug 2023
    For Context: Technical Introduction from https://github.com/safing/portmaster#technical-introduction

    Portmaster is a privacy suite for your Windows and Linux desktop.

    Base Technology

    - Portmaster integrates into network stack using nfqueue on Linux and a kernel driver (WFP) on Windows.

    - Packets are intercepted at the raw packet level - every packet is seen and can be stopped.

    - Ownership of connections is found using eBPF and `/proc` on Linux and a kernel driver and the IP Helper API (`iphlpapi.dll`) on Windows.

    - Most settings can be defined per app, which can be matched in different ways.

    - Support for special processes with weird or concealed paths/actors:

    --- Snap, AppImage and Script support on Linux

    --- Windows Store apps and svchost.exe system services support on Windows

    - Everything is 100% local on your device. (except the SPN, naturally)

    --- Updates are fully signed and downloaded automatically.

    --- Intelligence data (block lists, geoip) is downloaded and applied automatically.

    - The Portmaster Core Service runs as a system service, the UI elements (App, Notifier) run in user context.

    - The main UI still uses electron as a wrapper :/ - but this will change in the future. You can also open the UI in the browser

    Feature: Secure DNS

    - Portmaster intercepts "astray" DNS queries and reroutes them to itself for seamless integration.

    - DNS queries are resolved by the default or configured DoT/DoH resolvers.

    - Full support for split horizon and horizon validation to defend against rebinding attacks.

    Feature: Privacy Filter

    - Define allowed network scopes: Localhost, LAN, Internet, P2P, Inbound.

    - Easy rules based on Internet entities: Domain, IP, Country and more.

    - Filter Lists block common malware, ad, tracker domains etc.

    Feature: Network History ($)

    - Record connections and their details in a local database and search all of it later

    - Auto-delete old history or delete on demand

    Feature: Bandwidth Visibility ($)

    - Monitor bandwidth usage per connection and app

    Feature: SPN - Safing Privacy Network ($)

    - A Privacy Network aimed at use cases "between" VPN and Tor.

    - Uses onion encryption over multiple hops just like Tor.

    - Routes are chosen to cover most distance within the network to increase privacy.

    - Exits are chosen near the destination server. This automatically geo-unblocks in many cases.

    - Exclude apps and domains/entities from using SPN.

    - Change routing algorithm and focus per app.

    - Nodes are hosted by Safing (company behind Portmaster) and the community.

    - Speeds are pretty decent (>100MBit/s).

  • PSA: Intel Graphics Drivers Now Collect Telemetry by Default
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Aug 2023
  • Thoughts on safing.io
    1 project | /r/privacy | 22 Jul 2023
    Portmaster itself is open source (https://github.com/safing/portmaster)
  • Count me out on next releases
    2 projects | /r/Piracy | 9 Jul 2023
    Then install https://safing.io/ (Portmaster); it's free.
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