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Re: Proxies, opensource and the general market: what's wrong with us?
From: Claudio Telmon <claudio () telmon org>
Date: Mon, 02 May 2011 14:24:25 +0200
On 04/29/2011 04:09 PM, ArkanoiD wrote:
On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 10:22:45AM +0200, Claudio Telmon wrote:Proxies have been mostly put on top of an operating system's tcp/ip stack, but I wouldn't say that this is a benefit, it's just simpler.Actually it *IS* a benefit. By eliminating direct packet flow you do not need to care about bad things sneaking in TCP and below, actually it is the only way to *reliably* ensure that we see similar data on the firewall and the endpoint.
I agree, but I was just saying that using the TCP/IP stack of an OS is simpler than building a "stripped down" stack that only supports the proxy needs, non even including e.g. the option to route packets, or to support the many protocols supported by most current OS. ciao - Claudio -- Claudio Telmon claudio () telmon org http://www.telmon.org _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () listserv icsalabs com https://listserv.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
Current thread:
- Re: Proxies, opensource and the general market: what's wrong with us? ArkanoiD (May 01)
- Re: Proxies, opensource and the general market: what's wrong with us? Claudio Telmon (May 02)
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- Re: Proxies, opensource and the general market: what's wrong with us? ArkanoiD (May 01)