RE: Re: Air Gaps vs. Firewalls

["LeGrow, Matt" <Matt_LeGrow () NAI com>]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mayne, Peter [mailto:Peter.Mayne () compaq com]
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 8:44 PM
> To: 'Jonathan Squire'; firewall-wizards () nfr net
> Subject: RE: [fw-wiz] Re: Air Gaps vs. Firewalls
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jonathan Squire [mailto:jsquirelists () crosswinds net]
> > What the eGap gains you in this situation 
> > is that you 
> > are limited to data attacks, with the eGap in place you will 
> > not be able to 
> > attack the server at the network level.
>
> So what's the difference here between eGap and the usual kind 
> of proxying
> firewall?
>
> PJDM
> ----
> Peter Mayne, Compaq Computer Australia, Canberra, ACT
> These are my opinions, and have nothing to do with Compaq.
> Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to 
> think. - Niels Bohr

I've been watching this thread, mostly scratching my head
quizzically, but I think ultimately the answer to this question is
"not much."  (The keylock shutdown of all outbound traffic is pretty
slick, though.)

Matt LeGrow
Network Associates, Inc.
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