Depends on your method:

1 - Deny everything, explicitly permit services

2 - Permit Everything, explicitly deny services

I usually go for the deny everything, then permit
acceptable as per security policy.  Not every
situation is identical, so not always possible to 
follow this route.

Regards

-M



At 14:17 18/09/1999 +0200, Olivier Paul wrote:
>Hello
>
>I'm trying to know what percentage of DENY rules can be found in typical
>packet filter configurations. I know that this percentage may vary a lot
>between two sites but if some people could give me some rough ideas
>about their own configurations ...
>
>thanks in advance
>
>Olivier Paul
>Ph.D. student
>ENSTB France
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