How to use iptables in an Android application

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Preetam picture Preetam · Jan 11, 2011 · Viewed 17.2k times · Source

How can I use iptables in an Android application? I need this for a firewall-like functionality i.e. packet filtering, blocking sites etc.

I'm also not sure whether iptables are available in the Android kernel.

I previously heard that I'd have to create cross-compiled binaries of iptables – but how can I do that? And how can I use them in the application?

Answer

slhck picture slhck · Jan 11, 2011

It's definitely possible. You might consider looking at the source code of Droidwall.

DroidWall - Android Firewall is a front-end application for the powerful iptables Linux firewall. It allows you to restrict which applications are permitted to access your data networks (2G/3G and/or Wi-Fi).

Check out the iptables API from Droidwall for specific examples.

Note that when using iptables you need root access to your phone.

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