RE: Content scrubbers and application proxies...recommendations?

["David Hawley" <chiman () hawaiian net>]

This is religion, of course... but I assume you know Gauntlet came from
FWTK?

I too know the story about how the Author of FWTK was, in effect, ripped off
on royalaties for
FWTK, as implemented in Gauntlet..

FWTK is the most esoteric (command line like) imho.

Gauntlet is a little more user friendly, and still high up on security.

Checkpoint is really user friendly, but arguably (and I'd rather not) less
secure than Gauntlet, IMHO.

A lot of nice programs can be had with Checkpoint, VPN, content scrubbers,
etc.  The implementation of
Checkpoint on the Nokia switch is fast, and has some nice features, such as
a filesystem that overwrites root kits, etc.  This may have changed in the
last year or so.

If you want cheap, some folks use Linux to make a homegrown firewall....


Chiman

-----Original Message-----
From: firewall-wizards-admin () nfr com
[mailto:firewall-wizards-admin () nfr com]On Behalf Of Jeff Boles
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 8:59 AM
To: firewall-wizards () nfr com
Subject: [fw-wiz] Content scrubbers and application
proxies...recommendations?


I know this is a trick question, but from a very
high/abstract level, I'm mulling over an internal
firewall platform (tier 2/3 of the FW layout facing
the DMZ) which will support some application proxying
and (preferrably) content scrubbing, with free or real
cheap being a big component.  Proxy needs aren't all
that complex.

Right now, mostly have T.Rex and FWTK on the list.
Might take a peek at this Zorp product, but haven't
seen anyone really get their hands into it yet.
Anyone have other recommendations, or comments on the
current selection?

I know mjr's involvement with FWTK, any comments about
it as compared to others?

JB.

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