[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [FW-1] Licensing
Security in depth is generally a good principal to apply. There are always 2 sides to any argument and it just boils down to the requirements you need to meet. You need to decide your priority. Trading ease of maintainence for increased security is not what I would expect from a security point of view but is what I would expect from a support person. The FW's would have differing rulesets/permissioning at least... the common blurb being to utilise different platforms etc... eggsuck over.... Windy. On Thu, 25 April 2002, "Reed Mohn, Anders" wrote > > Excuse my ignorance, but.. > > > The licensing encourages configurations like, > > > > Internet --- FW --- Protected Net > > | > > | > > External Services > > (Often called a "DMZ" > > even though it isn't.) > > > > Rather than the traditional and more secure, > > > > Internet --- FW --- DMZ --- FW --- Protected Net > > > > > How is this more secure? I'm sorry, but I just don't see > that... > For one, companies with enterprise licenses will most probably > put in two firewalls of the same kind. > And even if you put in a different FW, or just a router, > you now have an extra set of rules, and a different type > of box, to maintain. > > > Cheers, > Anders :) > > ================================================= > To set vacation, Out Of Office, or away messages, > send an email to [email protected] > in the BODY of the email add: > set fw-1-mailinglist nomail > ================================================= > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > please see the instructions at > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > ================================================= > If you have any questions on how to change your > subscription options, email > [email protected] > ================================================= ================================================= To set vacation, Out Of Office, or away messages, send an email to [email protected] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [email protected] =================================================
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