Portmaster

The Portmaster enables you to protect your data on your device. You are back in charge of your outgoing connections: you choose what data you share and what data stays private. Read more on docs.safing.io.

Current Status

The Portmaster is currently in alpha. Expect dragons.
Supported platforms:

• linux_amd64
• windows_amd64 (soon)
• darwin_amd64 (later)

Usage

If you do not already know, please read about how the Portmaster works.

You can download the Portmaster from the releases page:

# print help for startup options:
./portmaster -help
# (preferences can be configured using the UI)

# start the portmaster:
sudo ./portmaster -db=/opt/pm_db
# this will add some rules to iptables for traffic interception via nfqueue (and will clean up afterwards!)
# already active connections may not be handled correctly, please restart programs for clean behavior

# then start the ui:
./portmaster -db=/opt/pm_db -ui
# missing files will be automatically downloaded when first needed

# and the notifier:
./portmaster -db=/opt/pm_db -notifier

Documentation

Documentation in progress can be found here: docs.safing.io

Dependencies

Linux

• libnetfilter_queue
  • debian/ubuntu: sudo apt-get install libnetfilter-queue1
  • fedora: sudo yum install libnetfilter_queue
  • arch: sudo pacman -S libnetfilter_queue
• Network Manager (optional)

Windows

• Windows 7 (with update KB3033929) or up
  • KB3033929 (a 2015 security update) is required for correctly verifying the driver signature
• Windows Server 2016 systems must have secure boot disabled. (clarification needed)