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Beginners Guide to Firewalls and Internet Security This article is intended to provide some basic guidelines for securing your computer, and a better understanding of how some of these technologies work. It is intended primarily for users of high-speed Internet connections, but most of the article is applicable to dial-up Internet users also. CERT Security Improvement Module Deploying Firewalls A module of recommended practices for the effective deployment of firewalls and implementation of security policy. The practices in this module will address designing, installing, and deploying firewalls. Distributed Firewalls A preliminary research paper exploring the benefits and possible implementations of a distributed firewall paradigm. The Firewall FAQ Dartmouth College Institute for Security Technology Studies firewall FAQ and other information and research documents in related areas. Firewall Tutorial A fairly concise (< 4000 words) document for readers who want to know more about what firewalls do. Comprehensively covers main firewall concepts and technologies. Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker Web site for the book Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker Second Edition by William R. Cheswick, Steven M. Bellovin, and Aviel D. Rubin. Contains some sample sections and a link to the complete contents of the First Edition. How Stuff Works: Internet Firewalls An introductory explanation of how a firewall works and the various filtering methods used, with related links. Interhack.net: Firewalls Frequently Asked Questions Features a background, basics, design, implementation issues, port and protocol issues. By Matt Curtin and Marcus Ranum. Documents are also available in Postscript and PDF. Internet Protection and Security by Firewalls Paper General overview of firewalls and their roles in mitigating various forms of network attacks. Includes case studies. Linux Firewall and Proxy Server HOWTO White paper outlining the basics of firewall systems and giving details on setting up both, a filtering and proxy firewall on a Linux based system. |
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