Bpfilter Offers a New Approach to Packet Filtering in Linux

The netfilter layer is not getting any younger, and the iptables interface doesn't exactly impress with user friendliness. Bpfilter is the latest chance for Linux to adopt a state-of-art packet filter.

By Martin Loschwitz

Updated Nov 3, 2026 10:31 AM / Published Apr 13, 2019 3:00 AM 9 min read

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Martin Loschwitz

Martin Loschwitz is the founder and managing director of True West IT Services GmbH, which offers scalable IT infrastructure based on OpenStack and Kubernetes.