Re: Proxy Server/ISA

From: Kevin Saenz (ksaenz_at_spinaweb.com.au)
Date: 07/27/04

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To: "Pidgorny, Slav" <slav.pidgorny@anz.com>

    Also remember that this is the second level rating for a firewall look
    at the apps it's in league with. (Really something you wouldn't place
    too much reliance on) I would be inclined to have more trust in a higher
    grade product something rated EAL4.

    http://www.dsd.gov.au/infosec/evaluation_services/epl/epl.html

    >How about military grade security?
    >
    >ISA Server 2000 (with SP and FP) is on the Australian Defence Signals Direcorate cetified products list. Further information, security target and evaluation report please find at
    >
    >http://www.dsd.gov.au/infosec/evaluation_services/epl/network_security/Microsoft_ISAServer2000Firewall.html
    >
    >This is Common Criteria EAL 2 certification. ISA Server 2004 is much better :)
    >
    >regards
    >
    >Slav
    >
    >

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