Re: Distributed Firewall

["Kendric" <Kendric () hotpop com>]

The distributed firewall is the second line of protection after the gateway
firewall... The central management console is the building block of the
distributed firewall and that is where additional security measures should
be placed to protect it. But if you think of it in another sense, it
actually adds an additional layer of security after the traditional
firewall. An attack/intrusion on a single machine does not mean you have
compromise the security of the entire network.

kendric

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shadow" <shadow () trugeek net>
To: "Kendric" <Kendric () hotpop com>
Cc: <security-basics () lists securityfocus com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: Distributed Firewall


> Sounds like a good idea but I see some flaws. Even with such a set up
> there is always the vulnerability of the remote console and the
> vulnerability of it being mimicked by a remote attack. Anything with a
> central control has the inherent weakness of the power of that control
> - which is one of the flaws that is trying to be avoided by a
> distributed firewall. Just my 2c.
>
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