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Guarddog is good but it can be the best
by fast_rizwaan on Tuesday 02/Aug/2005, @06:35

for average joe user Guarddog is an enigma! Anyone who knows these:

1. TCP/IP
2. Port addresses
3. Client/Server applications

can only have a good firewall in place with Guarddog. That's definitely for some System Administrators but not for average joe user, who *uses* the computer but doesn't administer.

Here What I think would help Guarddog become "User-friendly" not "administrator-only" application:

1. Observing which applications are being used (learning mode) and allowing incoming and outgoing (if necessary) traffic.
2. KDE applications should have firewall integration or Guarddog should monitor the Network applications like "kopete" or "kmail", and ask the user "whether s/he wants to allow internet connection.

3. likewise kpf (personal webserver) etc., should also take permission from Guarddog or Guarddog should restrict/allow an incoming connection.

This could only happen if Guarddog becomes a PART of KDE instead of just *an application*.

if Guarddog implements few small things then Guarddog becomes the *friend* of average joe KDE user ;) else it will remain a friend of administrator which users in general can't make use of it.

Anyways, I love Guarddog, it is much better than using iptables rules setting by hand. And I really wanna thank Guarddog Authors/Developers! Thanks guys you made my KDE/Linux system secure :)

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