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- From: stodola@orion.fccc.edu (Robert K. Stodola)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
- Subject: Re: Is the Balkanization of the InterNet inevitable?
- Keywords: security, firewalls
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.142327.27405@fccc.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 14:23:27 GMT
- References: <141672@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV>
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- In article <141672@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV>, casey@gauss.llnl.gov (Casey Leedom) writes:
- >
- > Are network security firewalls between organizations and the InterNet
- > going to be the norm in the future?
-
- I think you'll see a lot more of them (certainly, at least one!-).
-
- > If the Balkanization of the InterNet is inevitable, I feel it will be a
- > great loss. It will be an acknowledgement that irresponsible criminal
- > hackers have won from us our freedom of open inter-operation. What a
- > sad thought. Are there no other realistic options for providing security?
-
- This need not be true. Many firewalls allow limited access (ie. particular
- systems or ports accessible), and it is always possible to keep machines
- designed for public access on the other side of your firewall. It just means
- you have to think about what belongs in the public arena and what doesn't.
-
- But you should be doing that anyway.
-
- Suggest you redirect followups to the firewalls (or other) mailing list:
-
- Send the following command in email to "Majordomo@GreatCircle.COM":
-
- subscribe firewalls <your-email-address>
- --
-
- stodola@fccc.edu -- Robert K. Stodola (occasionally) speaks for himself.
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