Firewalls Flashcards

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What are the three types of firewalls?

A

Edge firewall
Appliance Firewall
Network Firewall

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Describe an Edge Firewall

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Firewall software running on a server or workstation.

Protects a single computer from attacks directed against it.

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Describe a Firewall Appliance

A
An appliance firewall is a device whose sole
function is to act as a firewall
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4
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Describe the two types of Network Firewalls

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Router/Bridge based Firewall
– A firewall running on a bridge or a router protects anything from a group of devices to an entire network.
- For example Cisco and Mikrotik routers have firewall features in their operating systems.

Computer-based Network Firewall
– A network firewall runs on a computer (such as a PC
or Unix computer). (IPTables)
- These firewalls are some of the
most flexible.
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