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af.plist(5)                                BSD File Formats Manual                               af.plist(5)

NAME
     af.plist -- config file for afctl

SYNOPSIS
     af.plist is a plist formatted file containing configuration info for the afctl tool.

DESCRIPTION
     This document details the configuration parameters in an XML property list used by the afctl tool.

     The Keys in the af.plist file are:

     whitlist_file
              The path to the whitelist file stored as a string (this may not be changeable in future ver-sions) versions)
              sions)

     blacklist_file
              The path to the blacklist file stored as a string (this may not be changeable in future ver-sions) versions)
              sions)

     stats_file
              The path to the state file stored as a string (this may not be changeable in future versions)

     default_timeout
              The default time to live for entries in the blacklist in minutes stored as a string

     sweep_interval
              The interval used by launchd to run the afctl tool to age the entires in the blacklist in min-utes minutes
              utes stored as a string. Note that the time to live of the blacklist entries effectivly gets
              rounded up to the next time launchd runs the tool.

     start_behavior
              Tells the afctl tool what to when it gets launched during boot. A string value of "enable",
              instructs afctl to age the blacklist and then apply it. A string value of "disable" keeps the
              afctl tool from running. Defaults to "disable".

     firewall_address
              The location of the firewall to be managed. Defaults to local.

     default_set
              The default rule set used by afctl with ipfw as a number stored in a string.

     log_level
              The syslog level used by the afctl tool when logging.

     log_facility
              The syslog facility used by the afctl tool when logging.

FILES
     /etc/af.plist                                 The plist formatted config file

SEE ALSO
     plist(5), afctl(8), ipfw(8), ip6fw(8)

Darwin                                        October 15, 2009                                        Darwin

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