Other aspects – Discussions - HW

 #2: Dual-Layer dual-Path architecture.

 You are managing the current infrastructure
seen in past lecture slide (Dual-Layer, dual-
Path (see below)).
 Your boss comes to your office and says.
“We have a comprehensive, integrated (and
expensive) new customer order management
system and you must implement it!”
Overall Enterprise Firewall Architecture (See PDF!)

͞Inbound͟traffic Internet
originating from
͞outside͟

Communication Rail for Communication Rail for

OUTSIDE-INITIATED INSIDE-INITIATED Return
Traffic Traffic Traffic
Router 1 Router 1

Return
Traffic Internet Outside Internet Outside
Zone ͞Red͟ Zone ͞Green͟

Firewall R1 Firewall G1

͞Outbound͟traffic
͞Inbound͟traffic originating from
originating from ͞Inside͟(or DMZ)
͞outside͟(or DMZ)

Internet Inside Internet Inside

Zone ͞Red͟ Zone ͞Green͟
Publically
Accessible
Services
Return
Firewall R2 Firewall G2 Traffic
Return
Traffic
Internal Network

͞Outbound͟traffic
originating from
͞Inside͟

Inside Services
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New Application Parts/Components
 So we have the new mission-critical customer order
management system “Bleu Order” that is comprised of
many pieces that must be implemented.
 Front-end Web Server
 EDI Server for sending orders and receiving updates from vendor
 Backend Database
 Customer communication portal (allowing customer to chat, video,
…etc…)
 Customer service agents
 Customer service server for customer issues ticket management
 VPN remote access for sales people on the road to fully access
these systems.
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New Application Parts/Components (PDF provided)

Internet

Really good and cool

communication link thingy EDI orders VPN in from
OUT to vendors sales or support

Customers

EDI Server
VPN IN
Web Server Customer
Communication
Gateway

Database

My cloudy internal network

CMS Server
pipes and stuff!

Customer Service
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 How/where would you place the
components?
 Green rail?
 Red rail?
 Both?
 You decide and present your analysis and
recommended solution. (3-8+ pages)