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nftables

userspace utility for Linux packet filtering
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nftables

Summary

nftables is a utility software[1]. nftables draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (utility_software category, ranking #5 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • nftables's instance of is recorded as utility software[3].
  • nftables's instance of is recorded as console application[4].
  • nftables's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • nftables's instance of is recorded as Q141130726[6].
  • nftables's instance of is recorded as firewall[7].
  • nftables's maintained by is recorded as Pablo Neira Ayuso[8].
  • nftables's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[9].
  • nftables's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • nftables's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[11].
  • nftables's operating system is recorded as Android[12].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.3[13].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.0[14].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.2[15].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.3[16].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.4[17].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.5[18].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.6[19].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.7[20].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.8[21].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.9[22].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.0[23].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.1[24].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.2[25].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.3[26].
  • nftables's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.4[27].

Body

Publication

nftables is part of Netfilter[28].

Why It Matters

nftables draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (utility_software category, ranking #5 of 38).[2] nftables has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

Android firewall free software libnftnl Linux-libre Pablo Neira Ayuso packet filter

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · S8321414 · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → utility software, console application, free software +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.1.6"
  2. 6w ago · Alex rosenberg35 · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    License → —
    Platform → Linux kernel, Linux-libre
    Copyright license → GNU General Public License, version 2.0
    + 58 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q80998]]"
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