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Beginners Guide to Firewalls and Internet Security
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.
www.pcstats.com
Dartmouth College Institute for Security Technology Studies firewall FAQ and other information and research documents in related areas.
www.ists.dartmouth.edu
Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker
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.
www.wilyhacker.com
How Stuff Works: Internet Firewalls
An introductory explanation of how a firewall works and the various filtering methods used, with related links.
www.howstuffworks.com
Interhack.net: Firewalls Frequently Asked Questions
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.
www.interhack.net
Internet Protection and Security by Firewalls Paper
General overview of firewalls and their roles in mitigating various forms of network attacks. Includes case studies.
www.geocities.com
Linux Firewall and Proxy Server HOWTO
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.
www.grennan.com
Network Security, Filters and Firewalls
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.
www.acm.org
A brief straightforward tutorial on creating a simple routing firewall using Linux and netfilter (iptables).
hnsg.net
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
www.tldp.org
SecurityDocs Firewall Reference
A collection of whitepapers and other documents on various aspects of firewalls such as what they are, how to choose one, and proper installation.
www.securitydocs.com
Solaris 2.6 Firewall Example Installation and Configuration
Details the procedure to configure a secure firewall on the Sun Solaris platform.
www.roble.com
A whitepaper on relevant firewall questions and answers. The knowledge of this subject relates to firewalls in general use, and stems from NAT and proxy firewall technology experience. Welcomes feedback and comments from any readers on the usefulness or content.
www.vicomsoft.com
An overview of firewalls and security with particular reference to firewalling with Linux 2.4 and Netfilter/Iptables.
www.knowplace.org
Searchable archives of the mailing list and forums on a range of different firewalls and related items.
msgs.securepoint.com