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Re: Firewall Science Project
From: apotter () icsa net
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 10:32:43 -0400
Greetings: KSullivan () tmlp com said:
I am looking into doing my science project on firewall's this year. I was wondering if anyone else has seen a project done on this or if they could suggest some ideas for experiments.
Sounds like an interesting project. Were I you, I start by looking at the three basic approaches (for the purpose of this discussion: packet filter, stateful packet filter, proxy), comparing and contrasting the strengths and weaknesses. Since there is at least one example of each available in source form for Linux (and probably for other platforms as well), you should be able to go as deep as you wish. Take a look at: PF: Linux Kernel (ip_firewalling, IP_chains) SPF: SINUS Firewall www.ifi.unizh.ch/groups/ikm/SINUS/firewall.html Proxy: TIS Firewall Toolkit The SINUS stuff is a little hard to find, and seems not to not have been updated lately, but is interesting. The rest should be easy to find on the web. [Note to List_Denizens: I know this is a gross simplification, and it is NOT intended to be authoritative or all-inclusive. It should help the gentleman get started, however. Flames > /dev/null ] AL -- +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Al Potter Senior Network Security Analyst | | apotter at-yay icsa ot-day net ICSA Labs | | http://www.icsa.net | | If the spambots learn piglatin........ | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Current thread:
- Firewall Science Project Kevin Sullivan (Oct 13)
- Re: Firewall Science Project Perry E. Metzger (Oct 14)
- Re: Firewall Science Project apotter (Oct 14)
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- RE: Firewall Science Project Feeney, Tim (Oct 14)
- Re: Firewall Science Project sandeep kumar (Oct 16)
- Re: Firewall Science Project Joseph S. D. Yao (Oct 19)