Firewalls jumpstart for network and systems administrators

• Main Author: Vacca, John R (Author)
• Other Authors: Ellis, Scott 1968- (Scott Raymond)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Elsevier Digital 2005; Amsterdam
• Subjects: Firewalls (Computer security)
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• Physical Description: xxx, 418 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 1555582974

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.