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FIREWALLS
Introduction
Is hardware,
. software or combination
of both.
Allow
Traffic that flows automatically because it has been deemed
Block
Traffic that is blocked because it has been deemed dangerous to your
computer
Ask
Asks the user whether or not the traffic is allowed to pass through
What Can a Firewall Do?
03 04
Firewall Features
Proxy service
Information from the internet is retrieved by the firewall and then sent to the
requesting system and vice versa.
State-full inspection
It compares certain key parts of the packet to a database of trusted information.
Information traveling from inside to the outside is monitoring for specific
definig characteristics, then incoming information is compared to these
characteristics.
What it protects you from
Spam
Software Firewall
It monitor the communication type (TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc.) as well as the
origination of the packet, destination port of the packet, and application
(program) the packet is coming from or headed to.
How does software firewall works?
Benefit of using application firewalls
Hardware Firewalls
Protect an entire network
Implement on the router level
Usually more expensive
Harder to configure
Software Firewalls
Protect single computer
Usually less espensive
Easier to configure
List of firewalls on OS
Linux Operating System