Building Internet Firewalls

Abstract: This practical guide to building firewalls on the Internet describes a variety of firewall approaches and architecture and discusses how to configure Internet services to work with a firewall.

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Title: Building Internet Firewalls Author: D. Brent Chapman, Elizabeth D. Zwicky Editor: Deborah Russell Publisher: O'Reilly Date Published: September 1995 ISBN: 1565921240 LOCN: TK5105.59.C49 1995 Dewey: 005.8 21 Pages: 517 Bibliography: 20 Figures: 82

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CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

Part I: Network Security

Chapter 1: Why Internet Firewalls?

Chapter 2: Internet Services

Chapter 3: Security Strategies

Part II: Building Firewalls

Chapter 4: Firewall Design

Chapter 5: Bastion Hosts

Chapter 6: Packet Filtering

Chapter 7: Proxy Systems

Chapter 8: Configuring Internet Services

Chapter 9: Two Sample Firewalls

Chapter 10: Authentication and Inbound Services

Part III: Keeping Your Site Secure

Chapter 11: Security Policies

Chapter 12: Maintaining Firewalls

Chapter 13: Responding to Security Incidents

Part IV: Appendices

Appendix A: Resources

Appendix B: Tools

Appendix C: TCP/IP Fundamentals

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DATA

Author:        Chapman, D. Brent.
Title:         Building Internet firewalls / D. Brent Chapman
                  and Elizabeth D. Zwicky.
Edition:       Minor corrections, Nov. 1995.
Published:     Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly & Associates, c1995.
Description:   xxvi, 517 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
LC Call No.:   TK5105.59.C49 1995
Dewey No.:     005.8 21
ISBN:          1565921240
Notes:         Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects:      Computer networks -- Security measures.
               Internet (Computer network) -- Security
                  measures.
Other authors: Zwicky, Elizabeth D.
Control No.:   96133474 

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