Firewall Fundamentals Flashcards
1
Q
Firewall
A
- Monitors & filters network traffic
- can be software, hardware or a cloud service
2
Q
Accept
A
Allows traffic to pass through the firewall to its destination
3
Q
Drop
A
Blocks the packet with an error notification
4
Q
Reject
A
Blocks the packet with an error notification
5
Q
Stateless Filtering
A
Permit or denies packets based on their source or destination IP addresses or ports
6
Q
Stateful Filtering
A
Requires the server to store connection states of session information
7
Q
Fail-Open
A
allows access even if the device is in a failed state
8
Q
Fail-Close
A
Blocks access if the device is in a failed state
