Marcus,
I would add to your criteria equally, that system administrative familiarity
and skill is also incredibly important in choosing firewalls. This to avoid
mis-configurations, one of the more common mistakes with firewalls.
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From: Marcus J. Ranum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 5:50 AM
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Subject: Re: Guantlet vs FW1
"Baribault, Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>FW1 on the other hand is more of a traditional FW
Actually, it was the proxy firewalls that came first, and
therefore are more "traditional" than the stateful packet
filters like Checkpoint. Those didn't even appear on the
scene until 1993 or so, about 2 generations behind the
"traditional" firewalls.
Technology-wise, it hardly makes a difference anymore.
The various firewalls do mostly the same things, though
in slightly different ways. In my opinion, the best criteria
on which to choose a firewall today are support, reputation
of the vendor, documentation, and interface.
mjr.
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