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.\" $NetBSD: npf.7,v 1.4 2017/12/10 22:04:41 rmind Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: npf.7,v 1.5 2018/08/02 16:42:12 sevan Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
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.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.Dd July 13, 2015
.Dd August 2, 2018
.Dt NPF 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
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.Nd NetBSD packet filter
.\" -----
.Sh DESCRIPTION
NPF is a layer 3 packet filter, supporting IPv4 and IPv6 as well as
.Nm
is a layer 3 packet filter, supporting IPv4 and IPv6 as well as
layer 4 protocols such as TCP, UDP, and ICMP.
It was designed with a focus on high performance, scalability, and
modularity.
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NPF was written from scratch in 2009 and is distributed under the
2-clause BSD license.
.\" -----
.Sh FEATURES
NPF offers the traditional set of features provided by packet filters.
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offers the traditional set of features provided by packet filters.
Some key features are:
.Bl -bullet -offset indent
.It
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.It
Application Level Gateways (e.g., to support traceroute).
.It
NPF uses BPF with just-in-time (JIT) compilation.
Use of BPF with just-in-time (JIT) compilation.
.It
Rule procedures and a framework for NPF extensions.
Rule procedures and a framework for
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extensions.
.It
Traffic normalization (extension).
Traffic normalisation (extension).
.It
Packet logging (extension).
.El
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For a full set of features and their description, see the NPF
documentation and other manual pages.
For a full set of features and their description, see the
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documentation website and other manual pages.
.\" -----
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr libnpf 3 ,
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.Xr npfctl 8 ,
.Xr npfd 8
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.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/~rmind/npf/ "NPF documentation"
.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/~rmind/npf/ "NPF documentation website"
.Sh HISTORY
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first appeared in
was written from scratch in 2009 and is distributed under the
2-clause BSD license.
It first appeared in
.Nx 6.0 .
.Sh AUTHORS
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