https://github.com/pmvita/firewall-ip-blocker

A Python-based Firewall Application with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that blocks unauthorized IP addresses and logs malicious activity.
https://github.com/pmvita/firewall-ip-blocker

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A Python-based Firewall Application with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that blocks unauthorized IP addresses and logs malicious activity.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pmvita/firewall-ip-blocker
• Owner: Pmvita
• Created: 2025-03-15T14:35:29.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-15T14:44:27.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-15T15:32:03.242Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: devsec, python
• Language: Python
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  • Readme: README.md

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🔥 Simple Firewall with IP Blocking


A Python-based **Firewall Application** with a **Graphical User Interface (GUI)** that blocks unauthorized IP addresses and logs malicious activity.

## 🚀 Features

✅ **Block & Unblock IPs**: Add or remove IP addresses from the blocked list.  

✅ **Check Access**: Verify if an IP address is blocked.  

✅ **Activity Logging**: Keeps a log of all blocked/unblocked IPs in `firewall_log.txt`.  

✅ **User-Friendly GUI**: Simple interface built using **Tkinter**.  

## 🛠️ Installation

1. **Clone the repository**:

   ```sh

   git clone https://github.com/Pmvita/Firewall-IP-Blocker.git

   cd Firewall-IP-Blocker

   ```

2. **Ensure Python is installed** (Python 3.7+ required).  

   Check your version:

   ```sh

   python --version

   ```

3. **Install required dependencies**:

   ```sh

   pip install -r requirements.txt

   ```

   *(If `requirements.txt` is missing, manually install dependencies: `pip install tk`.)*

## 📌 Usage

**Run the Firewall Application**:

```sh

python firewall.py

```

**Available Actions**:

- **Block IP**: Enter an IP address and click "Block IP" to add it to the blocked list.

- **Unblock IP**: Select a blocked IP and click "Unblock IP" to remove it.

- **Check IP**: Enter an IP and click "Check IP" to see if it's blocked.

## 📂 File Structure

```

Firewall-IP-Blocker/

├── firewall.py         # Main Firewall Application

├── firewall_log.txt    # Logs blocked/unblocked IPs

├── requirements.txt    # Dependencies

├── README.md           # Documentation

```

## 🖥️ Screenshots

### 🔹 Main Interface



    



*(Save screenshots in a `screenshots/` folder inside the project directory.)*

## 🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork the repository, improve the code, and submit a pull request.

## 📜 License

This project is licensed under the **MIT License**.

## ✨ Author

Developed by **Pierre Mvita**  

GitHub: [Pmvita](https://github.com/Pmvita)