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Tunneling: Firewall-to-Firewall
17.1 Chapter objectives
■ Exploiting virtual private networks (VPNs)
■ Exchanging keys between firewalls
■ Implementing the IPSec tunnel mode
■ Focusing on demilitarized zone (DMZ)
■ Keeping the firewall tunneling security rules up to date
The way enterprises and organizations communicate has been changed
forever by internetworking. Today, it is easy for a remote worker to
access corporate information, for distant sites to constantly exchange
data between one firewall and another (called tunneling), for partners
to receive information in a matter of seconds, and for customers to
benefit from instant online services. ...