Chapter 3
Learning Objectives
Set up firewall rules that reflect an
organization’s overall security approach
Understand the goals that underlie a
firewall’s configuration
Identify and implement different firewall
configuration strategies
Employ methods of adding functionality to
your firewall
Establishing Rules and
Restrictions for Your Firewall
Criteria
Scalable
Take communication needs of individual
employees into account
Deal with IP address needs of the organization
Scalability
Service network
Screened subnet that contains an organization’s
publicly accessible server
DMZ Screened Subnet
Three-Pronged Firewall with Only
One Firewall
Advantages
Simplification
Lower cost
Disadvantages
Complexity
Vulnerability
Performance
Common Service Network
Systems