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title: "Discussion on \"The Docker UFW Bypass: Why Your \"Protected\" Ports Are Wide Open to the Internet\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"The Docker UFW Bypass: Why Your \"Protected\" Ports Are Wide Open to the Internet\". Tracing Netfilter packet paths through PREROUTING and FORWARD to explain why UFW rules get bypassed"
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# [The Docker UFW Bypass: Why Your "Protected" Ports Are Wide Open to the Internet](https://network2889.hashnode.dev/the-docker-ufw-bypass-why-your-protected-ports-are-wide-open-to-the-internet?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Tracing Netfilter packet paths through PREROUTING and FORWARD to explain why UFW rules get bypassed

4d ago · 5 min read · network2889.hashnode.dev  
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