Michaels points IMHO are spot on the mark. I would add though that if
you are going for a two firewall setup then you consider using different
vendors for eeach firewall. The discussions on this are of the religious
nature but the basic premise is that it is unlikely that an exploit will
work on both firewalls so even if one exists your LAN would still be
secure (however your DMZ might be breached). Also you time to patching
period is increased which gives you some leeway if you are not up to the
moment with potetial security flaws.

M

-----Original Message-----
From: White, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: 05 April 2002 19:08
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: DMZ - 2 firewalls, or 1 firewall + 1 router


All of your options are being pointed out, but some not as clearly as
others.  Maybe I can clarify.

Option 1: 1 Firewall w/ 3 interfaces, intf1 - Internet, intf2 - DMZ,
intf3 - LAN Although this is probably the most common implementation of
a firewall solution, it's certainly not the most secure.  The main
problem is that one firewall provides a single point of entry for
attackers.  Should an attacker manage to infultrate the DMZ, the
likelihood they'll be able to infultrate the local network is higher.

Option 2: 2 Firewalls.  The configuration would look something like
this:

{router}--->Firewall(A)<--|-->Firewall(B)---->[LAN]
                                  |
                                  |
                                  |
                              {DMZ}
This configuration is widely used, but not used enough.  It provide
better security against attackers, and as you can see, there's no single
point of entry to your local network.  Obviously you would open specific
ports for access to systems in the DMZ, mail, web, ftp, etc.  But you
would block all access to your local network.

There are, of course, other options, but these are certainly the most
commonly implementations.

Hope this helps.

Michael White
Manager, IT
LMS CADSI


-----Original Message-----
From: Derrenbacker, L. Jonathan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 1:41 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: DMZ - 2 firewalls, or 1 firewall + 1 router


I heard that you can make a DMZ with a router and a firewall. Is that a
good way to make a DMZ, or should you use 2 firewalls?

Thanks in advance.

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