Add to Firewall Exception list
delphi, firewall, security, windows
Solution
@Allan, your code only works for the windows firewall or for Firewalls wich uses the windows firewall exceptions list.
unfortunately there is no standard way of adding exceptions to third-party firewalls, since most of these use their own methods to handle exceptions and access rules.
Problem
I got below mentioned code for adding my application to Windows Firewall Exception list. I wanted to know if this will also work for other firewalls eg: Antivirus firewalls etc. If not then please suggest a solution. Note: My application is running with Admin rights but my users are not able to understand firewall settings of quickheal etc. I use Delphi 2007 (Win32). This is the first time I am using this forum. Please excuse+correct any mistakes. Regards Allan Fernandes ``` procedure AddApplicationToFirewall(EntryName:string;ApplicationPathAndExe:string); var fwMgr,app:OleVariant; profile:OleVariant; begin fwMgr := CreateOLEObject('HNetCfg.FwMgr'); profile := fwMgr.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile; app := CreateOLEObject('HNetCfg.FwAuthorizedApplication'); app.ProcessImageFileName := ApplicationPathAndExe; app.Name := EntryName; app.Scope := NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL; app.IpVersion := NET_FW_IP_VERSION_ANY; app.Enabled :=true; profile.AuthorizedApplications.Add(app); end; ```