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Firewalls

by John R. Vacca, Scott Ellis
December 2004
Intermediate to advanced
448 pages
16h 40m
English
Digital Press
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Glossary
Abuse of privilege: When a user performs an action that he or she
should not have, according to organizational policy or law.
Access control: A mechanism for limiting use of some resource (system)
to authorized users.
Access control list (ACL): A list associated with a resource (system)
that specifies the authorized users.
Access Control Lists: Rules for packet filters (typically routers) that
define which packets to pass and which to block.
Access router: A router that connects your network to the external
Internet. Typically, this is your first line of defense against attackers
from the outside Internet. By enabling ACLs on this router, ...
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