Re: How automate firewall tests

[Jean-Denis Gorin <jdgorin () computer org>]

> Marcus J. Ranum wrote:
>
> Isaac Van Name wrote:
> > You have referred to packet-based
> > firewalls as being outdated.
>
> I'm not sure if they're "outdated" as much as "never were
> particularly good to begin with"

I agree.

There is a reminder for the younger. Take a look at that Brent Chapman's paper
from 1992: Network (In)Security Through IP Packet Filtering
(http://www.greatcircle.com/pkt_filtering.html)

And that paper from 14 years ago told us that "testing and monitoring filters is
difficult".
And 14 years ago, all those firewall-friendly (HTTP-tunneling)application did
not even exist!

JDG.
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