Guidelines on firewalls and firewall policy : recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology / John Wack, Ken Cutler, Jamie Pole.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Wack, John P.

Contributor:

Cutler, Ken.

Pole, Jamie.

Series:

NIST special publication ; 800-41.

NIST special publication. Computer security

NIST special publication ; 800-41. Computer security

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Firewalls (Computer security)--Standards--United States.

Firewalls (Computer security).

Federal government--Computer networks--Security measures--United States.

Federal government.

Computer networks--Security measures--United States.

Computer networks.

Computer networks--Security measures.

United States.

Genre:

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

x, 64 pages : digital, PDF file

Place of Publication:

Gaithersburg, MD : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology ; Washington, D.C. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [2002]

Summary:

This document provides introductory information about firewalls and firewall policy. It addresses concepts relating to the design selection, deployment, and management of firewalls and firewall environments. It is an update to NIST Special Publication 10, Keeping Your Cite Comfortably Secure: An Introduction To Firewall Technology. This document covers IP filtering with more recently worked policy recommendations, and deals generally with hybrid firewalls that can filter packets and perform application gateway services. This document also contains specific recommendations for policy as well as a simple methodology for creating firewall policy.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on July 18, 2006).

"January 2002."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

G.P.O. sales statement incorrect in publication.

Other Format:

Wack, John P. Guidelines on firewalls and firewall policy

OCLC:

70700795