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Re: proxy firewalls -vs- packet filters
From: "Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr () ranum com>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:36:31 -0400
Bennett Todd wrote:
Probably a naive question, but is there any possibility ipv6 might tear open a gap in the range of available firewall products that user-space application layer proxy firewalls could fill faster than the heuristics for packet filtering can run over enough toes to discover the necessary subtlties?
Probably a snarky answer, but I thought that when the switchover to iPv6 happens, nobody'll need firewalls anymore. mjr. -- Marcus J. Ranum CSO, Tenable Network Security, Inc. http://www.tenable.com _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () listserv icsalabs com https://listserv.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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