Little snitch
| Little snitch | |
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| developer | Objective Development Software GmbH |
| Current version |
4.4.2 ( July 16, 2019 ) |
| operating system | macOS |
| programming language | Objective-C |
| category | Personal firewall |
| License | Proprietary |
| German speaking | Yes |
| https://www.obdev.at/littlesnitch/index-de.html | |
Little Snitch (dt .: small Sneak ) is a proprietary Personal Firewall for macOS . It shows all incoming and outgoing connections on the Mac, which can either be allowed or denied. This is to protect your own privacy and prevent the unnoticed sending of user data.
The software is produced by the Austrian company Objective Development Software GmbH.
history
Version 1.0 of the software appeared in January 2003. With version 2, German localization was added in November 2007. Little Snitch 3 was released in September 2012.
On July 5, 2017, Little Snitch 4 was released. With this version the software has been made more user-friendly. Since then, Little Snitch has been displaying a world map on which it is possible to track which program is connecting where.
Functions
Little Snitch makes it possible to monitor software and to deny or allow it to connect to the Internet.
If an application tries to establish an outgoing or incoming Internet connection, this is stopped and the user is asked in a window whether the connection should be allowed or prohibited. There is the possibility of making the respective decision only valid once, for a limited time or permanently. You can also make more precise settings with regard to connection parameters, i.e. specifically with regard to ports , domains and protocols .
The software has a real-time network monitor in which you can individually track the data traffic with the respective domains and direction in the applications. This data traffic can also be tracked through a map using a global network of connections.
The research assistant helps you decide whether the connection should be allowed or prohibited.
Since version 4, the code signature of programs has also been taken into account: If a rule has been created for a program with a valid code signature, it is no longer applied as soon as the signature is changed. This guarantees the user additional protection against malware .
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.obdev.at .
- ↑ Objective Development: Little Snitch is celebrating its 10th birthday. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ↑ Objective Development: Little Snitch 2. Accessed March 31, 2013.
- ↑ Objective Development: Little Snitch 3. Retrieved March 31, 2013.