Re: PIX/AS Vs. Linux/IPtables

[Justin Azoff <JAzoff () UAMAIL ALBANY EDU>]

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 10:33:55AM -0500, HALL, NATHANIEL D. wrote:
> I would disagree with your statements.  PIX/ASA devices still have an OS so
> they could be compromised just like a Netfilter host.  If the Netfilter
> firewall is standalone, just as the PIX/ASA, then you could easily secure it.

And the ASA is actually just a linux box, so you're really comparing apples to.. apples :-)

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-- Justin Azoff
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