Firewalls: Jumpstart for Network and Systems Administrators (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781555582975)

In this book, you will gain extensive hands-on experience installing and configuring a firewall. You will also learn how to allow access to key Web services while maintaining your organization's security, as well as how to implement firewall-to-firewall virtual private networks (VPNs). You will learn how to build a firewall to protect your network; provide access to HTTP and FTP services on the Internet, and implement publicly accessible servers without compromising security. Furthermore, throughout the book, extensive hands-on examples provide you with practical experience in establishing security with firewalls. Examples include, but are not limited to: Installing and configuring Check Point FireWall-1; scanning to validate configuration using ISS Internet Scanner; configuring the firewall to support simple and complex Web services; setting up a packet filtering router; enhancing firewall configurations to support split-DNS; authenticating remote users; and protecting browsers and servers with a proxy-based firewall.

Author: John Vacca,Scott Ellis,John R. Vacc
ISBN-10: 1555582974
ISBN-13: 9781555582975
Publisher: Digital Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2004
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 9.16h x 7.62w x 0.95d

Review Citation(s):
Ingram PTR 06/01/2005 pg. 20