Mission 246

Firewall listener reconcile

Match exposed ports to firewall policy.

Security administration
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Instructions 8 minutes

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Show listeners

Run ss -tulpn.

ss -tulpn
Show firewall

Run ufw status verbose.

ufw status verbose
Find web port

Run grep 443 data/ports.txt.

grep 443 data/ports.txt
Lesson support

What to notice while you play.

Objective

Match exposed ports to firewall policy.

Hint

Run the commands in order and compare the outputs.

Why it matters

Junior operators build confidence by gathering evidence before changing systems.

Common mistakes
  • Skipping the inspection step.
  • Assuming one command tells the whole story.
Reference

Commands in this lesson.

grep [-i] <text> <file>

Find literal text inside a file.

ss|ip

Inspect simulated sockets and addresses.

ssh|scp|ssh-keygen

Practice SSH inspection and dry-run transfer shapes without network access.

ufw status

Inspect simulated firewall rules.