Re: Gauntlet adaptive proxies

["Ryan Russell" <ryanr () sybase com>]

> > Isn't this exactly what CheckPoint's Security Servers do? They intercept
> > the packet, examine the data, then allow the packets right through.

That's closer to what the SMLI part does.

> No, it isn't exactly what CheckPoint's Security Servers do.  Well, maybe
> at a very `basic' and abstract level.

> CheckPoint doesn't have proxies for a start, so all it does is either
> pass or deny packets.

"Security Server" is a specific Checkpoint marketing term.  It's their
phrase for traditional application gateway... i.e. non-transparent
proxy.  Passes through the local IP stack, can filter on
URL, etc...

                              Ryan