---
title: IPTables
labels:
  layer: network
  category: linux
software:
- linux
tutorials:
- https://github.com/open-policy-agent/contrib/blob/main/opa-iptables/docs/tutorial.md
code:
- https://github.com/open-policy-agent/contrib/tree/main/opa-iptables
inventors:
- gsoc
- cisco
- styra
---
IPTables is a useful tool available to Linux kernel for filtering network packets. OPA makes it possible to manage IPTables rules using context-aware policy.
