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Re: Query: is there a semantic difference between different firewall policy configuration terms?


From: Jean-Denis Gorin <jdgorin () computer org>
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:22:18 +0200

Hi Paddy,

Is there a difference (semantically) between the terms:

If you are un details, there are differences
The Policy is the law.
The Configuration is what you do to enforce the law

Firewall Policy
That describes how the firewall should be used, and what it shoud do.

Firewall Configuration
That describes how the firewall is configured so it respect the usage rules (the
Policy).
This refer to firewall rules

Firewall Policy Configuration

IMHO, that does not really have a meaning

Firewall Configuration Policy
That describes how the firewall should be configured
Usually, the rules from that kind of Policy are operationnal rules: managing
admin password, who can access the firewall, from where, etc.

Or do they all refer to the same thing (i.e a set of firewall rules)?

Hope I answer your point.

JDG
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