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Re: [FW-1] HTTP Proxy Security Hole!!!



> The thing that really concerns me is, that this general problem has been
> known to be an issue with plain HTTP proxies like the Squid since ages
> (see e.g. http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-10.html#ss10.14). And
> why didn't Checkpoint prevent or at least document this?
Tunneling mode has always been a bad idea.

The way you restricted this in Squid is to define a list of addresses
which are allowed to use the proxy.

With CheckPoint you should do the same thing by restricting access to
the security server in your ruleset.

-don

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