Guidelines on Firewalls and Firewall Policy

Published

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

John P. Wack, Ken Cutler, Jamie Pole

Abstract

[Superseded by SP 800-41 Rev. 1 (September 2009): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=901083] This document provides introductory information about firewalls and firewall policy. It addresses concepts relating to the design selection, deployment, and management of firewalls and firewall environments. It is an update to NIST Special Publication 10, Keeping Your Cite Comfortably Secure: An Introduction To Firewall Technology. This document covers IP filtering with more recently worked policy recommendations, and deals generally with hybrid firewalls that can filter packets and perform application gateway services. This document also contains specific recommendations for policy as well as a simple methodology for creating firewall policy.

Citation

Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-41

Report Number

800-41

NIST Pub Series

Special Publication (NIST SP)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

Superceded By Publication

Guidelines on Firewalls and Firewall Policy

Keywords

active content, DMZ, firewall, intrusion detection, packet filtering

Citation

Wack, J. , Cutler, K. and Pole, J. (2002), Guidelines on Firewalls and Firewall Policy, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed October 31, 2024)