Prepared By:-

A.Anirudh
2210316302
 What is Firewall?
A firewall is a network security device
that monitors incoming and outgoing
network traffic and decides whether to
allow or block specific traffic based on a
defined set of security rules.
Types
1)Hardware
2)Software
1.Hardware Firewall
 It is a physical device.

 It can be installed between the modem and

computer.

 It can be incorporated into a broadband

router being used to share the internet
connection.
2.Software Firewall
It is a software application.
It is installed onto the computer
system that you wish to protect.
A firewall may be a hardware, software of
a combination of both that is used to
prevent unauthorized program or internet
users from accessing a private network or a
single computer.

 All message entering or leaving the

intranet pass through the firewall, which
examines each message & blocks those
that do not meet the specified security
criteria.
 Why do we need
Firewall?
 To protect confidential information
from those who do not explicitly need
to access it.
To protect our network & its resources
from malicious users & accidents that
originate outside of our network.
Characteristics of a Firewall
 All traffic from inside to outside, and vice versa,
must pass through the firewall. This is achieved by
physically blocking all access to the local network
except via the firewall.
 Various configurations are possible.

 Only authorized traffic, as defined by the local

security policy, will be allowed to pass.

 Various types of firewalls are used, which

implement various types of security policies.

 Immune to penetration
Four techniques that firewall use to
control access

1. Service control:
Determines the types of Internet services that can be
accessed, inbound or outbound
2. Direction control:
Determines the direction in which particular service requests
are allowed to flow
3. User control:
Controls access to a service according to which user is
attempting to access it
4. Behavior control:
Controls how particular services are used (e.g. filter e-mail)
Types of Firewalls

Packet-filtering routers

Application-level gateways

Circuit-level gateways
1.Packet –Filtering Firewall
 A packet filter firewall is the simplest type of firewall.Dealing
with each individual packet,the firewall applies its rule set to
determine which packet to allow or disallow.

 The firewall examines each packet based on the following

criteria:
1) Source IP Address
2) Destination IP Address
3) TCP/UDP source port
4) TCP/UPD destination port
2. Application -level Gateways
 Works between host computer and internet like a
middle server.

 Any request from host computer first goes to

proxy firewall and then proxy firewall sends that
request to web server without sharing the details
from where its being requested
3) Circuit-Level Gateway
 Stand-alone system or
 Specialized function performed by an Application-level
Gateway.
 Sets up two TCP connections.
 The gateway typically relays TCP segments from one
connection to the other without examining the contents
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