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<blockquote data-quote="kC77" data-source="post: 1008306" data-attributes="member: 92796"><p>I cant remember the last time i tested this (about a year ago) but it seemed a bit buggy and just didn't work as i expected, i gave it 10 minutes and removed it .... however seeing the post about the video here made me decide to give it another try...</p><p>it still seems a bit confusing.... the main site says the latest version is 0.9.7</p><p>however the download and when updates are ran, gives you 0.9.6... which again is buggy...... (on windows at least)</p><p>the notifier app gives you pop ups to "allow or block" but these are really only notifications.... even if you click on either option here, nothing gets sent to the app.<em> (you have to do the allow/block within the app itself)</em></p><p></p><p>From the notifier if you open the portmaster app, and respond to the notifications here by allowing or blocking, then they stick and work!</p><p></p><p>once you open the app the first time, it prompts about secure dns provider .. and to choose from a list of "filtering/privacy lists"</p><p>then by default the program is in allow mode...</p><p></p><p>it allows ALL applications to communicate without prompting you, but it does this over secure dns.. and filters out the telemetry/malware domains etc from the filters...</p><p></p><p>at this point thats pretty amazing, a few clicks and you get secure dns all configured, with optional privacy/security lists & its FOSS! .[SPOILER="filter lists"][ATTACH=full]270149[/ATTACH][/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>now at first i was like... woah wait, I have my own pihole/unbound servers here at home, i am my own DNS & adblock provider... i dont want secure DNS unless my laptops away from home..... then I found the advanced options & "Network rating system"</p><p>This is where you can have custom profiles for "trusted network/private network/dangerous network"</p><p>[SPOILER="network rating system"][ATTACH=full]270150[/ATTACH][/SPOILER]</p><p>in here you can see... my "portmaster" DNS server is set to quad9 BUT only if its not on my trusted network</p><p>here on my trusted network its still using my pihole/unbound servers, but away from my trusted network (if on the danger/untrusted profiles)... its using secure quad9</p><p></p><p>you can make many other changes dependant on profile, dependant on your preference</p><p>[SPOILER="other settings"][ATTACH=full]270151[/ATTACH][/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>and there at the top is probably the most important..... "default network action"</p><p>as said above, by default, it is set to "allow" so it silently allows everything, but filters it through the privacy/security lists</p><p>I personally set this to "Prompt" so that any application prompts for access... now when you get a pop up asking for allow/block it will do this on a per url basis</p><p>e.g open your browser and every website you click, you will get prompted for allow/deny each url.</p><p>but you can edit this rule per app, so that for example brave.... just "allow" or "block" or you can just block internet access, force block lan or force block device-local connections</p><p>so below here is brave, (my GLOBAL default is "prompt" so..... any new application will be in prompt mode, but as brave will access a LOT of urls.... I have manually set it to "allow"</p><p>[SPOILER="brave rule"][ATTACH=full]270152[/ATTACH][/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>on the otherhand, certain programs will only ever need to access a certain set of urls... e.g defenderUI Pro, this is still set at "prompt".... i had to click "allow" a few times, but it generated the rules.... so if in the future it tried a different URL id get notifictaion to allow/deny this.....</p><p>[SPOILER="DefenderUI prompt rule"][ATTACH=full]270153[/ATTACH][/SPOILER]</p><p>[SPOILER="Defui Urls added by autorules"][ATTACH=full]270154[/ATTACH][/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>loving this thing so much i then changed the settings from stable channel to beta channel.... and the beta now gives the 1.0.0 release.... even more stable so far,and the notifcation behaviour is much improved. (as in you click allow/block in the windows notification pop up actually passes it into the app)</p><p></p><p>there is also (that i have not yet even touch the surface on.... the SPN........ which from my basic understanding is a subscription VPN/TOR like service, that you can apply to any independent rule or service....... read more <a href="https://safing.io/spn/" target="_blank">Safing Portmaster - SPN Features</a></p><p>I do think this is some amazing work! again at home im pretty covered, but for travelling laptops that roam between trusted/untrusted networks and want flexability to change on the fly... I cant wait to see what the future holds with portmaster.....</p><p>V1.0.0 is in beta now, and from what I see, its due to be released either today or tomorrow as "release"</p><p></p><p>Have a go!</p><p></p><p>TLDR:</p><p>my spyshelter firewall license had recently expired (and have seen last week they even removed it as a product entirely) I have glasswire elite license, but zzzzz, tinywall/wfc/simplewall failed what i needed....</p><p>My hardware firewall/IDS/geofiltering/vlans does its thing, but I still like to see and control just what is talking to where, and especially better that when i take my laptops out and about they auto get some URL filtering/telemetry blocking love from FOSS software.</p><p></p><p>Still early days & I need to test this SPN!</p><p>p.s running latest windows 11... and core isolation remains enabled with this on</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kC77, post: 1008306, member: 92796"] I cant remember the last time i tested this (about a year ago) but it seemed a bit buggy and just didn't work as i expected, i gave it 10 minutes and removed it .... however seeing the post about the video here made me decide to give it another try... it still seems a bit confusing.... the main site says the latest version is 0.9.7 however the download and when updates are ran, gives you 0.9.6... which again is buggy...... (on windows at least) the notifier app gives you pop ups to "allow or block" but these are really only notifications.... even if you click on either option here, nothing gets sent to the app.[I] (you have to do the allow/block within the app itself)[/I] From the notifier if you open the portmaster app, and respond to the notifications here by allowing or blocking, then they stick and work! once you open the app the first time, it prompts about secure dns provider .. and to choose from a list of "filtering/privacy lists" then by default the program is in allow mode... it allows ALL applications to communicate without prompting you, but it does this over secure dns.. and filters out the telemetry/malware domains etc from the filters... at this point thats pretty amazing, a few clicks and you get secure dns all configured, with optional privacy/security lists & its FOSS! .[SPOILER="filter lists"][ATTACH type="full" alt="filters.jpg"]270149[/ATTACH][/SPOILER] now at first i was like... woah wait, I have my own pihole/unbound servers here at home, i am my own DNS & adblock provider... i dont want secure DNS unless my laptops away from home..... then I found the advanced options & "Network rating system" This is where you can have custom profiles for "trusted network/private network/dangerous network" [SPOILER="network rating system"][ATTACH type="full" alt="123.jpg"]270150[/ATTACH][/SPOILER] in here you can see... my "portmaster" DNS server is set to quad9 BUT only if its not on my trusted network here on my trusted network its still using my pihole/unbound servers, but away from my trusted network (if on the danger/untrusted profiles)... its using secure quad9 you can make many other changes dependant on profile, dependant on your preference [SPOILER="other settings"][ATTACH type="full" alt="1234.jpg"]270151[/ATTACH][/SPOILER] and there at the top is probably the most important..... "default network action" as said above, by default, it is set to "allow" so it silently allows everything, but filters it through the privacy/security lists I personally set this to "Prompt" so that any application prompts for access... now when you get a pop up asking for allow/block it will do this on a per url basis e.g open your browser and every website you click, you will get prompted for allow/deny each url. but you can edit this rule per app, so that for example brave.... just "allow" or "block" or you can just block internet access, force block lan or force block device-local connections so below here is brave, (my GLOBAL default is "prompt" so..... any new application will be in prompt mode, but as brave will access a LOT of urls.... I have manually set it to "allow" [SPOILER="brave rule"][ATTACH type="full" alt="brave.jpg"]270152[/ATTACH][/SPOILER] on the otherhand, certain programs will only ever need to access a certain set of urls... e.g defenderUI Pro, this is still set at "prompt".... i had to click "allow" a few times, but it generated the rules.... so if in the future it tried a different URL id get notifictaion to allow/deny this..... [SPOILER="DefenderUI prompt rule"][ATTACH type="full" alt="defui.jpg"]270153[/ATTACH][/SPOILER] [SPOILER="Defui Urls added by autorules"][ATTACH type="full" alt="defuirules.jpg"]270154[/ATTACH][/SPOILER] loving this thing so much i then changed the settings from stable channel to beta channel.... and the beta now gives the 1.0.0 release.... even more stable so far,and the notifcation behaviour is much improved. (as in you click allow/block in the windows notification pop up actually passes it into the app) there is also (that i have not yet even touch the surface on.... the SPN........ which from my basic understanding is a subscription VPN/TOR like service, that you can apply to any independent rule or service....... read more [URL='https://safing.io/spn/']Safing Portmaster - SPN Features[/URL] I do think this is some amazing work! again at home im pretty covered, but for travelling laptops that roam between trusted/untrusted networks and want flexability to change on the fly... I cant wait to see what the future holds with portmaster..... V1.0.0 is in beta now, and from what I see, its due to be released either today or tomorrow as "release" Have a go! TLDR: my spyshelter firewall license had recently expired (and have seen last week they even removed it as a product entirely) I have glasswire elite license, but zzzzz, tinywall/wfc/simplewall failed what i needed.... My hardware firewall/IDS/geofiltering/vlans does its thing, but I still like to see and control just what is talking to where, and especially better that when i take my laptops out and about they auto get some URL filtering/telemetry blocking love from FOSS software. Still early days & I need to test this SPN! p.s running latest windows 11... and core isolation remains enabled with this on [/QUOTE]
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