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Information on Linux Firewalls?

Posted by Cliff on from the looking-for-useful-information dept.

db asks: "I am looking for clear and up to date information on Linux firewalls for the suits at my job. I am looking for performances, advanced feature, and third party support information. I have reviewed a number of HOWTOs, but what I need is something my CIO will believe. "

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  1. Old AT&T book by X · · Score: 1

    One of the original "building an Internet Firewall" books was written by the security guys at AT&T sometime circa 1992. Anyway, the specifically mention that the only way to have a truly secure firewall is if you have control over all the source code for the software running on it. Consequently they recommend either buying the source license or using BSD or Linux. Sorry, I can't remember the title of the book.

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  2. Fire him! by Morgaine · · Score: 1

    If you're a clued-up techie and you are giving your CIO advice and *he doesn't believe you*, then clearly he's incompetent. Fire him, or get him fired!

    There's nothing worse than a manager that doesn't know about something and yet refuses to delegate the decision making in that area to the people that he has around him for this very purpose.

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  3. Hints by cowbutt · · Score: 1

    Take a look at:

    Sinus -
    http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/ikm/SINUS/firewall/

    The TIS Firewall Toolkit -
    ftp://ftp.tis.com/pub/firewalls/toolkit/

    VCS -
    http://www.ktgroup.co.uk/products/inetindex.htm

    WatchGuard -
    http://www.watchguard.com/

    spf -
    ftp://ftp.interlinx.bc.ca/pub/spf/

    If you're after 'market leading' firewalls, try hassling your sales contact. :)

  4. Reports are due Monday by rdale · · Score: 1

    Why not write your own report? Do a little research, show your references. Like back in high school. Or don't they do that any more?

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