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Record Nr.

UNINA9910711180103321

Autore

Wack John P

Titolo

Keeping your site comfortably secure : an introduction to Internet firewalls / / John P. Wack, Lisa J. Carnahan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gaithersburg, MD : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 1994

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

NIST special publication ; ; 800-10

Altri autori (Persone)

CarnahanLisa J

WackJohn P

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

1994.

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Title from PDF title page.

Withdrawn.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This document provides an overview of the Internet and security-related problems. It then provides an overview of firewall components and the general reasoning behind firewall usage. Several types of network access policies are described, as well as technical implementations of those policies. Lastly, the document contains pointers and references for more detailed information. The document is designed to assist users in understanding the nature of Internet-related security problems and what types of firewalls will solve or alleviate specific problems. Users can then use this document to assist in purchasing or planning a firewall.