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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.
Dartmouth College Institute for Security Technology Studies firewall FAQ and other information and research documents in related areas.
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.
An introductory explanation of how a firewall works and the various filtering methods used, with related links.
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.
General overview of firewalls and their roles in mitigating various forms of network attacks. Includes case studies.
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.
This article is a general introduction to network security issues and solutions in the Internet; emphasis is placed on route filters and firewalls. It is intended as an overview. Some knowledge of IP networking is assumed, although not crucial.
A brief straightforward tutorial on creating a simple routing firewall using Linux and netfilter (iptables).
This documents intends to show how to build a Firewall/Gateway with rules set on user basis having the users authenticated by a Samba Primary Domain Controller
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