FIREWALL

PRESENTED BY

AJEET KERKETTA(183) CHANDAN DUTTA(190)

What is a Firewall?

A firewall is hardware, software, or a combination of both that is used to prevent unauthorized programs or Internet users from accessing a private network and/or a single computer

Hardware vs. Software Firewalls

Hardware Firewalls
Protect an entire network Implemented on the router level Usually more expensive, harder to configure

Software Firewalls
Protect a single computer Usually less expensive, easier to configure

How does a firewall work ?

Inspects each individual packet of data as it arrives at either side of the firewall Inbound to or outbound from your computer Determines whether it should be allowed to pass through or if it should be blocked

Firewall Rules
Allow traffic that flows automatically because it has been deemed as safe (Ex. Meeting Maker, Eudora, etc.) Block traffic that is blocked because it has been deemed dangerous to your computer Ask asks the user whether or not the traffic is allowed to pass through

Firewall approach
it provides numerous advantages to sites by helping to increase overall host security 1. Protection from Vulnerable Services 2. Controlled Access to Site Systems 3. Concentrated Security 4. Enhanced Privacy 5. Logging and Statistics on Network Use, Misuse

Protection from Vulnerable Services

improve network security and reduce risks to hosts on the subnet prohibit certain vulnerable services such as NFS from entering or leaving a protected subnet permits the use of these services with greatly reduced risk to exploitation protection from routingbased attacks

Controlled Access to Site Systems

Ability to control access to site systems. Do not provide access to hosts or services that do not require access A user requires little or no network access to desktop workstation, then a firewall can enforce this policy

Concentrated Security
most modified additional security software could be located on the firewall systems as opposed to being distributed on many hosts. opposed to each system that needed to be accessed from the Internet. simpler to implement to run specialized software.

Enhanced Privacy
Normally be considered innocuous information that would be useful to an attacker. Some sites wish to block services such as finger and Domain Name Service. Firewall used to block DNS information about site systems. The names and IP addresses systems would not be available to Internet hosts.

Logging and Statistics on Network Use, Misuse

firewall can log accesses and provide valuable statistics about network usage with appropriate alarms that sound when firewall and network are being probed or attacked

Types of firewalls
1.packet filtering firewalls 2.circuitlevel gateways 3.application gateways 4.stateful multilayer inspection firewall

Advantages of firewall
Concentration of security Protocol filtering Information hiding Application gateways , Extended logging Centralized and simplified network services management

Disadvantages of firewall
Certain types of network access may be hampered for some hosts, telnet, ftp, X Windows, NFS, NIS, etc A firewall system is that it concentrates security in one spot as opposed to distributing it among system. A firewall can t protect against attacks that don t go through the firewall. Firewalls can't protect well against things like viruses.

Conclusion
In conclusion inter net is the dangerous place.. Without firewall not connected to inter net. Fire wall protect private file from outsiders. Firewall provide necessary security for such type of illegal access.

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