Network Zones Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three Network Zones?
A
LAN, WAN, DMZ
2
Q
What is the DMZ?
A
This zone provides controlled access to publicly available servers that are hosted within your organizations network.
Note: This is where you host your web server and email servers. Tightly controlled zone with very strict access control rules.
3
Q
What is an Extranet?
A
A specialized type of DMZ that is created for your partner organizations to access over a wide area network.
Note: It acts like a DMZ but is the public does not have access to it.
4
Q
What is an Intranet?
A
Used to expand your internal network. Generally done using VPN tunnels.