Re: Firewalls Compared

["Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr () ranum com>]

ArkanoiD wrote:
> I've found that articles
> are written from "packet filter" point of view, paying almost no
> attention to application protocol support

With the increasing focus on application layer attacks, the day
of packet-filters even being termed "firewalls" is pretty much over.
Packet filters were barely firewalls to begin with, but today, the
fight's mostly up in Layer 7 where they have no value.

Of course "we told you so" applies. ;)

mjr. 

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