Re: Searching for an Application Proxy Firewall for Linux

From: Hal Burgiss (hal_at_burgiss.net)
Date: 12/09/03 

Date: 9 Dec 2003 08:49:13 -0500

On 7 Dec 2003 13:46:48 -0800, Gorik Vanderreken <gorik_vdr@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> As mentioned: I found loads of applications claiming to do such
> proxying, but it's hard to tell the difference between simple
> forwarders and intelligent application proxies/gateways which provide
> a valuable security improvement !
>
> I was just curious to hear real-life experiences from users of such
> products.

In a Unix world, how to you know which application makes a request? I
don't see how it can work at all. Users, maybe, but not applications. 

-- 
Hal Burgiss