Chapter 32 – Firewalls

In this chapter, you will learn how firewalls add security to TCP/IP networks. We’ll be working with both kinds of router-based firewalls: packet filters and stateful inspection. You will learn about the types of dedicated firewalls that run on purpose-built hardware. We’ll also examine firewall architectures and the use of DMZs. And because filtering works exactly the same with IPv6 as with IPv4, we will not have a special section on IPv6 firewalls.