RE: proxy firewalls

[Anders Arnholm <Anders@Arnholm.nu>]

On Fri, 1 Jun 2001 jan@radio.hundert6.de wrote:

> Generally the difference is, a proxy based firewall (also aptly
> named application level firewall) works on the application layer
[....]
> Packet filters are usually routers/gateways connecting two
> networks with the capability of filtering out IP packets based

It's also a great idea touse a packetfilter on your proxy firewall to increace
it's host-security. Making shure that eventuall problems in it's TCP/IP stack
(or the surrounding enviroment) does have smaller or no impact. O'Reily has a
nice book on designing internet firewalls.

/ Balp
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