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IPFire: A Cutting-Edge Gateway Enhancing Linux Security Effortlessly

Calendar Apr 12, 2010 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Most folk know if they want a secure gateway between the Internet and their home or business they should use Linux for maximum protection. The new IPFire distribution seeks to take security to the highest level while also making things a breeze for the less experienced to set up. Linux can be daunting for those from the Windows world, more used to point-and-click interfaces than a plethora of command-line instructions, and for those without a network security background the general task of establishing a secure server may not be straightforward.

IPFire seeks to address both these, as expressed in its tagline,

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