FAQs, Help, and Tutorials, Articles and How-to's on choosing, configuring and using firewalls.
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- Beginners Guide to Firewalls and Internet Security This article is intended to provide some basic guidelines for securing your computer, and a better understanding of how some of these technologies work. It is intended primarily for users of high-speed Internet connections, but most of the article is applicable to dial-up Internet users also.
- The Firewall FAQ Dartmouth College Institute for Security Technology Studies firewall FAQ and other information and research documents in related areas.
- Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker Web site for the book Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker Second Edition by William R. Cheswick, Steven M. Bellovin, and Aviel D. Rubin. Contains some sample sections and a link to the complete contents of the First Edition.
- How Stuff Works: Internet Firewalls An introductory explanation of how a firewall works and the various filtering methods used, with related links.
- Interhack.net: Firewalls Frequently Asked Questions Features a background, basics, design, implementation issues, port and protocol issues. By Matt Curtin and Marcus Ranum. Documents are also available in Postscript and PDF.
- Samba Authenticated Gateway This documents intends to show how to build a Firewall/Gateway with rules set on user basis having the users authenticated by a Samba Primary Domain Controller
- Packet filter (pf) mailing list Mailing list for the pf firewall provided as part of the OpenBSD kernel.
- Home PC Firewall Guide Features information on security, personal firewall software and Internet security appliances for dial-up and broadband-connected (xDSL and cable modem) home and SOHO computers. Also offers reviews of anti-virus and anti-Trojan products and software.
- Outpost Firewall - The Webhiker's Guide Includes guide to Outpost Firewall, with information for both inexperienced and expert users.
- Shields Up: Personal Firewalls Features FAQs, reviews, ratings, white papers, and tools to test Internet security and firewall vulnerabilities by Steve Gibson.
- CPUG: The Check Point User Group A group for Check Point Firewall-1 users and implementers. Contains the Check Point Wikipedia, discussion groups and other useful information.
- Lenny Zeltser Firewall Discussions Explores the use of various firewall techniques for protecting resources according to business requirements of multi-tier applications.
- Lowth.com Linux security and related software articles and tools.
- Firewall Tutorial A fairly concise (< 4000 words) document for readers who want to know more about what firewalls do. Comprehensively covers main firewall concepts and technologies.
- Firewall Software A weblog dedicated to computer and firewall security. Contains definitions and explanations.
- How-to setup an APF Firewall A how-to that covers the basics and some advanced topics of installing and configuring the firewall, especially for CPanel users.
- Workable passive FTP connections through a firewall A general article on enabling passive FTP connections through a firewall. Examples used in the article discuss the APF firewall and Pure-FTPD ftp server.
- Network Security Information for developers and administrators Technical information on network security technologies - Firewall, IPS, IPsec VPN, Anti Virus, Anti Spam. This site also contains extensive information on TR-069 technology.