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STPro Firewall actions
17 Network Security - Firewalling
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3EC 36231 ABAA TCZZA Ed. 01
17.3 Firewall Actions
Once a packet is intercepted in a hook, and a rule is found to be
applicable, one of the following actions can be performed on the
packet:
 Accept
The packet will be submitted to the next processing stage
without further action.
 Deny
The packet will not be submitted to the next processing stage.
A message will be sent to the sender that the packet could not
be delivered, e.g. with an ICMP host unreachable" error
message.
 Drop
The packet will not be submitted to the next processing stage
without any further action.
 Count
Each packet passing through is counted without any further
action.