COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK SECURITY

FIREWALLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In IPTABLES, tables are the structures used to store chains and rules. Tables available in IPTABLES are filter, nat and mangle, which can be referenced with the -t table option
A
RIGHT
B
WRONG
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -mangle is for mangling (modifying) packets, while filter is intended to just filter packets.

Detailed explanation-2: -FILTER is used for the standard processing of packets, and it’s the default table if none other is specified. NAT is used to rewrite the source and/or destination of packets and/or track connections. MANGLE is used to otherwise modify packets, i.e. modifying various portions of a TCP header, etc.

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