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Firewall Configuration
7.1 Chapter objectives
■ Defining firewall security objects using process mapping and
social querying
■ Using tracert/route to validate and troubleshoot demilitarized
zone (DMZ) and firewall configuration
■ Differentiating trusted and untrusted networks
■ Using packet analysis to sniff for security breaches
Chapter 6 illustrated the need and the methods of hardening a fire-
wall system to protect it from exploitation. This chapter assumes
that a firewall server has been built, its operating system (OS) has
been hardened, and firewall software has been installed that will
allow further flexibility and management of traffic passing ...