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Re: NAT external/Public IP


From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:49:21 +0200

On 2007-10-25 crazy frog crazy frog wrote:
On 24 Oct 2007 15:46:21 -0000, smarts_buy () yahoo com wrote:
Would like know is ther any security concern to bring in
external/public IP with out NAT to inside of the enterprise network.
Is it any way more secure if we use NAT?
[...]
2)If you allow lots of machine to direct access the internet with
external ip they may pose a security risk.

How would that pose a risk that would not exist with NAT'ed machines?

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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