High Performance Packet filtering in BSD. A holistic review

Day 1 | 16:25 | 00:25 | AW1.120 | Emmanuel Nyarko


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Packet Filtering in BSD could be seen from several angles. There are quite a number of packet filters in the BSDs. some Implemented in the kernel, some in the user space. In this talk, we will go through a particular NetBSD packet filter, NPF, evaluate its numerous advantages and assess critical performances and share its directions going forward.