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 fo…
Distributed Firewalls
A preliminary research paper exploring the benefits and possible implementations of a distributed firewall paradigm.
Firewall-net
Provides security and firewall comparisons, compare tools, configuration tips. Also includes a user forum.
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 sampl…
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. Al…
How Stuff Works: Internet Firewalls
An introductory explanation of how a firewall works and the various filtering methods used, with related links.
Internet Protection and Security by Firewalls Paper
General overview of firewalls and their roles in mitigating various forms of network attacks. Includes case studies.
Packet filter (pf) mailing list
Mailing list for the pf firewall provided as part of the OpenBSD kernel.
Personal Firewalls - what they can do and what they can't
One author's detailed, non-technical article explaining personal firewalls, their abilities, uses, and li
Phoneboy FireWall-1 FAQs
Links, downloads, documents, and FAQs relating to Check Point FireWall-1.
Routing/Firewalls with Linux
A brief straightforward tutorial on creating a simple routing firewall using Linux and netfilter (iptables).
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
Shields Up: Personal Firewalls
Features FAQs, reviews, ratings, white papers, and tools to test Internet security and firewall vulnerabilities by Steve Gibson.
Solaris 2.6 Firewall Example Installation and Configuration
Details the procedure to configure a secure firewall on the Sun Solaris platform.
Vicomsoft Firewall Q&A
A whitepaper on relevant firewall questions and answers. The knowledge of this subject relates to firewalls in general use, and stems from NAT and proxy firewall technology experie…