Re: difference between fail open, fail safe, fail close,fail over !!

[MAlMozaiyn () alfransi com sa]

Hello,

As said several times on this list, to have better quality, Google it
first..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail-safe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failover

In short,

Fail Open: When the control fails, all traffic would be allowed.
Fail Close: When the control fails, all traffic would be blocked.

Thanks and regards,
Mohammed Almozaiyn, CISSP, GCIH
Senior Security Analyst
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  Subject:    difference between fail open, fail safe, fail close,fail over !!                                          
                             
                                                                                                                        
                             
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In the case of network appliances (IPS, NAC, FW etc)



What is the difference between

fail open

fail safe

fail close

fail over



Best Regards,

Praveen Darshanam

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