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Linux Networking: Firewalls, NAT, and Netfilter/Create nftables chain

Create an input chain with a default policy.

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Section: Firewalling with nftables and iptables

Create nftables chain

bash
bash
sudo nft 'add chain inet filter input { type filter hook input priority 0; policy drop; }'
Explanation

Create an input chain with a default policy.

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