Windows Filtering Platform

E193827

Windows networking component networking platform

Windows Filtering Platform is a set of APIs and system services in Microsoft Windows that enables developers and the operating system to create, manage, and filter network traffic at various layers of the networking stack.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Windows networking stack	5
Base Filtering Engine	1
Windows Filtering Platform canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1719348 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Windows Filtering Platform
Context triple: [Windows Firewall, uses, Windows Filtering Platform]

A. Windows Firewall
Windows Firewall is a built-in network security component of the Windows operating system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.
B. Windows Defender
Windows Defender is Microsoft's built-in antivirus and anti-malware solution designed to protect Windows systems from viruses, spyware, ransomware, and other security threats in real time.
C. Windows Embedded family
Windows Embedded family is a line of specialized Microsoft operating systems designed for use in embedded systems and dedicated devices such as industrial controllers, kiosks, and point-of-sale terminals.
D. Windows NT
Windows NT is a family of Microsoft operating systems designed with a robust, secure, and modular architecture for professional and enterprise use.
E. SmartScreen
SmartScreen is a Microsoft security technology that helps protect users by blocking malicious websites, downloads, and potentially unwanted applications in browsers like Microsoft Edge.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Windows Filtering Platform
Target entity description: Windows Filtering Platform is a set of APIs and system services in Microsoft Windows that enables developers and the operating system to create, manage, and filter network traffic at various layers of the networking stack.

A. Windows Firewall
Windows Firewall is a built-in network security component of the Windows operating system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.
B. Windows Defender
Windows Defender is Microsoft's built-in antivirus and anti-malware solution designed to protect Windows systems from viruses, spyware, ransomware, and other security threats in real time.
C. Windows Embedded family
Windows Embedded family is a line of specialized Microsoft operating systems designed for use in embedded systems and dedicated devices such as industrial controllers, kiosks, and point-of-sale terminals.
D. Windows NT
Windows NT is a family of Microsoft operating systems designed with a robust, secure, and modular architecture for professional and enterprise use.
E. SmartScreen
SmartScreen is a Microsoft security technology that helps protect users by blocking malicious websites, downloads, and potentially unwanted applications in browsers like Microsoft Edge.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Windows networking component ⓘ networking platform ⓘ
allows	address-based filtering ⓘ direction-based filtering ⓘ interface-based filtering ⓘ per-application network filtering ⓘ per-service network filtering ⓘ per-user network filtering ⓘ port-based filtering ⓘ protocol-based filtering ⓘ
availableIn	Windows 10 ⓘ Windows 11 ⓘ Windows 7 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ Windows 8.1 ⓘ Windows Server 2008 ⓘ Windows Server 2012 ⓘ linked to: Windows Server Windows Server 2016 ⓘ linked to: Windows Server Windows Server 2019 ⓘ linked to: Windows Server Windows Server 2022 ⓘ linked to: Windows Server Windows Vista ⓘ
category	Windows networking technology ⓘ network security technology ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
documentedIn	Microsoft Developer Network ⓘ linked to: Microsoft Docs Microsoft Learn ⓘ
enables	creation of network filters ⓘ filtering of network traffic ⓘ management of network filters ⓘ
exposes	filtering actions ⓘ filtering conditions ⓘ filtering layers ⓘ
hasComponent	callout modules ⓘ filter engine ⓘ filtering layers ⓘ filters ⓘ provider contexts ⓘ sublayers ⓘ
includes	Base Filtering Engine ⓘ linked to: Windows Filtering Platform
integratesWith	IPsec policy enforcement ⓘ Windows Firewall with Advanced Security ⓘ linked to: Windows Firewall
introducedIn	Windows Vista ⓘ
operatingSystem	Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows
primaryLanguage	C API ⓘ
provides	APIs for network traffic filtering ⓘ system services for network traffic filtering ⓘ
supports	IPv4 traffic ⓘ IPv6 traffic ⓘ callout drivers ⓘ connection-based filtering ⓘ event-driven filtering callbacks ⓘ filtering at multiple layers of the networking stack ⓘ kernel-mode filtering ⓘ stateful packet inspection ⓘ traffic inspection for QoS ⓘ traffic inspection for parental controls ⓘ traffic inspection for security ⓘ user-mode filtering ⓘ
usedBy	IPsec in Windows ⓘ Windows Firewall ⓘ network security products ⓘ third-party firewall applications ⓘ

How these facts were elicited