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nftables is a subsystem of the Linux kernel providing filtering and classification of network packets/datagrams/frames. It has been available since Linux kernel 3.13 released on 19 January 2014.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nftables | Developer | The Netfilter Project | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nftables | License | GPLv2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nftables | Operating system | Linux | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nftables | Original author | The Netfilter Project | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nftables | Platform | Netfilter | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nftables | Preview release | Git repo | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nftables | Repository | git.netfilter.org/nftables/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nftables | Stable release | 1.1.6 / 5 December 2025; 8 months ago (5 December 2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nftables | Type | packet filtering | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nftables | Website | netfilter.org/projects/nftables | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nftables | Website | wiki.nftables.org | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nftables | Written in | C | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nftables | is a | subsystem of the Linux kernel providing filtering and classification of network packets/datagrams/frames | 0.90 | text |
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