Mohammad K. to [email protected] • 9 months agoDo you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?message-square79fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up196arrow-down1message-squareDo you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?Mohammad K. to [email protected] • 9 months agomessage-square79fedilinkfile-text
Hi. I wanted to know if it’s needed to install a firewall on a linux desktop/laptop. Why yes or why no?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-29 months agoMy understanding is there can be a vulnerability in absolutely anything Browsers are unlikely to but don’t think it’s impossible
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•9 months agoA firewall protects open ports on your machine. A browser does not have any open ports. Of course they have vulnerabilities, but a firewall won’t protect you from them.
For ssh, sure.
But a browser? No way.
My understanding is there can be a vulnerability in absolutely anything
Browsers are unlikely to but don’t think it’s impossible
A firewall protects open ports on your machine. A browser does not have any open ports.
Of course they have vulnerabilities, but a firewall won’t protect you from them.