Six pitfalls in firewall deployment

Bruce Wilner

doi:10.1117/12.232270

12 March 1996 Six pitfalls in firewall deployment

Bruce Wilner

Proceedings Volume 2616, Information Protection and Network Security; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.232270
Event: Photonics East '95, 1995, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract

This note describes six key pitfalls in the deployment of popular commercial firewalls. The term `deployment' is intended to include the architecture of the firewall software itself, the integration of the firewall with the operating system platform, and the interconnection of the complete hardware/software combination within its target environment. After reviewing the evolution of Internet firewalls against the backdrop of classical trusted systems development, specific flaws and oversights in the familiar commercial deployments are analyzed in some detail. While significantly costlier solutions are available that address some of these problems, the analysis is applicable to the overwhelming majority of firewalls in use at both commercial and Government installations.

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Bruce Wilner "Six pitfalls in firewall deployment", Proc. SPIE 2616, Information Protection and Network Security, (12 March 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.232270

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