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UID: TP:fwp
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ms.date: 01/11/2019
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# Windows Filtering Platform

## -description

Overview of the Windows Filtering Platform technology.

To develop Windows Filtering Platform, you need these headers:

 * [fwpmtypes.h](../fwpmtypes/index.md)
 * [fwpmu.h](../fwpmu/index.md)
 * [fwptypes.h](../fwptypes/index.md)
 * [iketypes.h](../iketypes/index.md)
 * [ipsectypes.h](../ipsectypes/index.md)
 * [netiodef.h](../netiodef/index.md)

For programming guidance for this technology, see:
* [Windows Filtering Platform](/windows/desktop/fwp)

