Network Lock should work even if AirVPN app is closed

[RogueRuby10 0]

The Network Lock, should prevent network connections, even if the AirVPN app is closed.

 

Currently, if I enable network lock, and close AirVPN app, the internet will work again. The Network lock should lock the internet EVEN IF the AirVPN app is closed/crashes/hasn't started yet at system bootup.

[Staff 10116]

  On 4/29/2023 at 6:58 PM, RogueRuby10 said:

The Network Lock, should prevent network connections, even if the AirVPN app is closed.

 

Currently, if I enable network lock, and close AirVPN app, the internet will work again. The Network lock should lock the internet EVEN IF the AirVPN app is closed/crashes/hasn't started yet at system bootup.

Hello!

Thank you for your suggestion. Network Lock remains enabled if the AirVPN app crashes or suffers any abnormal termination.

On the contrary, if the AirVPN app is cleanly closed, or the Network Lock is explicitly disabled through the proper option, then the previous system firewall settings are restored. This is by community driven design in the early 2010s and it's still the correct design according to the idea that the AirVPN app, once shut down properly, must not be invasive and must restore all the system settings. It's then administrator's competence, by settings the proper rules, to decide whether the packet filtering tool must block Internet connectivity when the AirVPN app is cleanly shut down or has not been launched, or not.

Kind regards