On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 08:37:24AM +0200, Andreas Stylianou wrote:
> Has anybody used the tools by NetSecure. I would very much appreciated if you could
>tell me your opinion.
> Comments are welcome for any other product in this category such as the e-gap by
>Whale Communications.
Any GAP security Device has the Problem of Content. So there is no much
difference in Storing a IP Pakcet, cutting the Connection to the Sender and
Forwarding it. You still have a whole there. If you only use the GAP
Firewall to Transfer Files (which obviously only works for Batched Stuff) it
might be a reliable File Transfer System without hidden Channels, but still
the Data Itself can be abused.
In Short a Air Gap is only a good argument for a restrictive firewall which
might be a good IDea in some areas, but If you want, for example Allow Email
or Browsing over this solution, you are better off investing into Content
Security Products and Training.
Greetings
Bernd
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