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RE: firewall auditing/testing
From: "Robert J. Kraus" <rkraus () telcomtex net>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:16:53 -0500
Rocky, I guess the question is, are you concerned about the security of your firewall itself? Or what security it is providing for the clients and servers behind it? I was not sure which you were talking about the way the questions were asked. If it truly is the vulnerabilities of the firewall you wish to test then you need to look up the model of firewall you have in some of the vulnerability databases. For instance If I have a WatchGuard x700 Firebox I would go to sites like http://www.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities and see what vulnerabilities are out there for the software I am running on it. If you are referring to the protection it is providing the hosts, servers, and services behind it then you need to make sure you review the logs on the firewall AND the servers. For instance, I can look at my firewall logs and it will show me that it dropped several attacks against my FTP server, great for the firewall! But, if I don't check the logs on my FTP server....then what justice am I really providing? You still need to look at your application server logs to verify if any attacks made it past the firewall. If some in fact did make it past, you then need to find out how and modify your firewall rules to prevent it from happening again. In most cases it's a mis-configuration on the actual server and not the firewall that is the culprit. I hope this gives you some help with your question. Thanks, Rob Kraus -----Original Message----- From: Rocky [mailto:pixscreenpoint () gmail com] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 6:30 PM To: pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: firewall auditing/testing Hi guys, I'm new to the list and been reading your email archives but i have my own question how to test your firewall if its really secured. Our IT director is really paranoid and he's not confident if our current firewall security is really secured. I already presented a NMAP/Nessus audit logs and i even show to him the activity logs of our ACL that deny/drops everything from the internet and permit only the basic applications. Is there any other tools that can penetrate/test the firewall vulnerability? Thanks, rocky ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ This List Sponsored by: Cenzic Concerned about Web Application Security? Why not go with the #1 solution - Cenzic, the only one to win the Analyst's Choice Award from eWeek. As attacks through web applications continue to rise, you need to proactively protect your applications from hackers. Cenzic has the most comprehensive solutions to meet your application security penetration testing and vulnerability management needs. You have an option to go with a managed service (Cenzic ClickToSecure) or an enterprise software (Cenzic Hailstorm). Download FREE whitepaper on how a managed service can help you: http://www.cenzic.com/news_events/wpappsec.php And, now for a limited time we can do a FREE audit for you to confirm your results from other product. Contact us at request () cenzic com for details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------
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- firewall auditing/testing Rocky (Jun 14)
- Re: firewall auditing/testing killy (Jun 14)
- RE: firewall auditing/testing Richard Zaluski (Jun 14)
- RE: firewall auditing/testing Robert J. Kraus (Jun 14)
- RE: firewall auditing/testing Ralph Forsythe (Jun 14)
- Re: firewall auditing/testing Rocky (Jun 14)
- Re: firewall auditing/testing Rod Seney (Jun 16)
- Re: firewall auditing/testing Rocky (Jun 20)
- Re: firewall auditing/testing freed0m (Jun 14)
- Re: firewall auditing/testing Serg B. (Jun 14)
- RE: firewall auditing/testing Michiel Baurichter (Jun 14)
- Re: firewall auditing/testing Rocky (Jun 14)
- RE: firewall auditing/testing Chad (Jun 14)
- Re: firewall auditing/testing Andrea Barisani (Jun 15)