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Originally Posted by Murphy2712
Any reason (we can't change) why the BBB rules don't survive a reboot?
This filtering idea is not that safe if it gets reseted accidentally after a reboot.
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Yes there is a reason -
1) The rules are in user accessible USB storage.
2) The user is encouraged to change them as required.
3) ipTables rule authoring is not for the in-experienced - it is easy to give your device zero, zip, nada, connectivity.
4) Kindles are never rebooted by the reqular user, (they only go to sleep and resume).
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So, to make the (possible broken) rule-set go away with a hard reboot was a design choice.
Translation: a broken rule-set is far more likely than an un-intentional re-boot.
People doing an intentional re-boot can be considered competent enough to deal with the outcome.
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Yes, it can be changed by the end-user - the rule-set can be made persistent, just like the Amazon provided rule-set is persistent.