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runjake 4 hours ago

Little Snitch is probably the most popular one, written my devs who deeply understand macOS firewall architecture.

https://obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html

ProllyInfamous 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Little Snitch is a user-friendly, software-level blocker, only – use with caution.

Just FYI: LittleSnitch pre-resolves DNS entries BEFORE you click `Accept/Deny`, if you care & understand this potential security issue. Your upstream provider still knows whether you denied a query. Easily verifiable with a PiHole (&c).

I liken the comparison to disk RAIDs: a RAID is not a true backup; LittleSnitch is not a true firewall.

You need isolated hardware for true inbound/outbound protection.

gruez 3 hours ago | parent [-]

>Just FYI: LittleSnitch pre-resolves DNS entries BEFORE you click `Accept/Deny`, if you care & understand this potential security issue. Your upstream provider still knows whether you denied a query. Easily verifiable with a PiHole (&c).

This also feels like an exfil route? Are DNS queries (no tcp connect) logged/blocked?

ProllyInfamous 3 hours ago | parent [-]

>Are DNS queries blocked?

No, not with LittleSnitch (neither in/out-bound).

When you see the LittleSnitch dialogue (asking to `Accept/Deny`), whatever hostname is there has already been pre-resolved by upstream DNS provider (does not matter which option you select). This software pares well with a PiHole (for easy layperson installs), but even then is insufficient for OP's attack.

mrexcess 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Little Snitch is commercial. If you want largely similar features (focused on egress), check out LuLu: https://github.com/objective-see/LuLu

runjake an hour ago | parent [-]

+1 Thanks, I forgot about LuLu!