Re: [fw-wiz] The Death Of A Firewall

From: Martin Hoz (martinhoz_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/19/05

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    To: James Paterson <jpaterson@datamirror.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:35:49 -0500

    On 7/9/05, James Paterson <jpaterson@datamirror.com> wrote:
    > http://www.securitypipeline.com/165700439
    >
    > Be interesting to get the communities take on this article.
    >

    I'd like to raise a couple of things:
    A) the article says " By defining simple ACLs, we further isolate our
    backend servers" - I ask, is not an ACL a firewall after all? - Packet
    filter, but I think it fits in the definition of a firewall.

    So, this makes me thing the author still thinks that some form of
    firewall still has some use in the network, AFA I can tell

    B) "The servers and their respective applications sit in their own
    DMZ, protected by an Application-layer firewall". So, an application
    firewall still has some uses too...

    I find the article interesting but contradictory... because, if the
    firewall is dead, how come there are still good uses to it?

    Perhaps the author was referring to a "perimeter packet filtering
    firewall", but still not sure...

    My humble comments.

    - Martín.
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