Chapter 9. Object Grouping
On completion of this chapter, you will be able to perform the following tasks:
Describe the PIX Firewall's object grouping feature and its advantages.
Configure object groups.
Configure nested object groups.
Configure efficient access control lists (ACLs) using object groups.
An ACL can instruct the PIX Firewall to allow a designated client to access a particular server for a specific service. This task is simple and manageable when there is only one client, one host, one service, and one ACL. However, as the number of clients, servers, and services increases, the number of ACLs required increases significantly, and the entire process becomes arduous and unmanageable. PIX Firewall's object grouping feature is designed to ...
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