Re: WatchGuard FireBox v60 - Security Policy

From: Leythos (void_at_nowhere.lan)
Date: 06/22/05


Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:42:03 GMT

In article <hfqhb1dmpectjjla3lf5ofamijhh7j2ivl@4ax.com>, mrozium@XSPAMX-
yahoo.com says...
> Leythos wrote:
>
> >And that's the major problem - people can either get an appliance that
> >is well documented (as long as they can read) and setup a secure
> >network, in general, or they can setup a patch-your-own solution and
> >hope it's secure/right.
>
> No, it's exactly the opposite. People can either buy an off-the-shelf
> "security appliance" and plug it in and hope for the best, or they
> could install their own solution and know it's done right. Appliances
> are too easy to misconfigure.

Not quite, in most cases, I would say 90%, appliances are easy to
configure. In the case of home/SOHO appliances, the interfaces are very
easy to use and understand, which is not the case for most roll-your-own
solutions.

The V60 is an enterprise class firewall, it's not in the same area as
what you've been talking about.

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