In this book, you will gain extensive hands-on experience installing and configuring a firewall. You will also learn how to allow access to key Web services while maintaining your organization's security, as well as how to implement firewall-to-firewall virtual private networks (VPNs). You will learn how to build a firewall to protect your network; provide access to HTTP and FTP services on the Internet, and implement publicly accessible servers without compromising security. Furthermore, throughout the book, extensive hands-on examples provide you with practical experience in establishing security with firewalls. Examples include, but are not limited to: Installing and configuring Check Point FireWall-1; scanning to validate configuration using ISS Internet Scanner; configuring the firewall to support simple and complex Web services; setting up a packet filtering router; enhancing firewall configurations to support split-DNS; authenticating remote users; and protecting browsers and servers with a proxy-based firewall.
Content:
Section I: Overview of firewall technology
Section II: Firewall Topologies
Section III: Firewall Installation and Configuration
Section IV: Supporting Outgoing Services through Firewall Configuration
Section V: Secure External Services Provision
Section VI: Internal IP Services Protection
Section VII: Firewall Remote Access Configuration
Section VIII: Firewall management
Section IX: Appendixes
Title
Firewalls:Jumpstart for Network and Systems Administrators
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Publisher / Imprint
Elsevier
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1st Edition
Publication Date
2026
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