Firewall: dedicated equipament x Unix workstation

Carlos Henrique Bauer (baueratlas.unisinos.tche.br)
Thu, 1 Oct 1998 11:23:22 -0300

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Hi,

Some people believe that firewalls running in a dedicated network
device are more secure than the ones running on a generic Unix
workstation.

Is that true, a myth or just a matter of taste?

Best regards,

Carlos Bauer

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