Management Of Information Security
Management Of Information Security
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ISBN: 9781337405713
Author: WHITMAN, Michael.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 12, Problem 5RQ

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Differences between application layer firewall and packet filtering firewall:

Application layer firewallPacket filtering firewall
It is a dedicated computer distinct from the first filtering router...

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  • Application layer firewall is also called as “proxy server” because they serve as external service for proxies of internal services...

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