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Re: Evaluating Firewall
From: Jeffery.Gieser () minnesotamutual com
Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 08:15:58 -0500
Vineet, Maybe it's just me but I have seen a lot of firewall evaluation checklists and security related points are rarely listed. Here are some security related points that should perhaps be listed. 1. How secure is the platform the firewall is installed on? 2. Does the vendor harded the OS or do you need to? 3. What type of firewall is this (ALG, Stateful Inspection, Packet Filter)? What type do you need? 4. How configurable is the rulebase? 5. Has the firewall had a lot of security vulnerabilities associated with it? 6. How well can it enforce your policies? There are a lot more I could list but you should at least put one point that says security if nothing else since thats what a firewalls job is. Regards, Jeffery Gieser Vineet Mehta <vineet () linux com kw> To: firewall-wizards () honor icsalabs com Sent by: cc: firewall-wizards-admin@honor.i Subject: [fw-wiz] Evaluating Firewall csalabs.com 05/03/2003 12:53 AM Please respond to vineet Recently I was asked to evaluate Securepoint 3.0 firewall. On what basis one should evaluate this firewall? Some of the points i can think of are: 1) Reports details/format 2) Managebility 3) Stability 4) Modules/Features Any more points or detailed things I should consider in evaluating this firewall? Any suggestion is welcome. Thanks Regards, -- Vineet Mehta System Engineer Kuwait Linux Company Kuwait Ph-2419009/2413838 Ext 116 <vineet [at] linux [dot] com [dot] kw> www.linux.com.kw (See attached file: signature.asc)
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