Re: [fwd] Firewall Products: Many Not Ready For Prime Time,

From: Rick Smith (rsmithat_private)
Date: Wed Apr 01 1998 - 15:29:23 PST

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    At 10:39 PM -0500 3/31/98, C Matthew Curtin wrote:
    
    >It reminds me of a scene from Star Wars:
    >
    >     Obi Wan: These are not the droids you're looking for.
    >Stormtrooper: These are not the droids we're looking for.
    >     Obi Wan: He can go about his business.
    >Stormtrooper: You can go about your business.
    
    Reminds me of the first time I paid attention to a magazine's firewall
    comparison article. They compared performance (the magazine's lab had a way
    of measuring it). They compared which services could be passed through (the
    magazine's lab had a way of testing it). They compared user interfaces (the
    magazine's lab had a way of assessing it). But it seemed like they forgot
    to assess something or other important about firewalls. Hmmm. Let me see if
    I can remember what it was. Security features, maybe? Ability to block
    attacks? Resistance to attack? Not the droids they were looking for, I
    guess.
    
    Rick.
    smithat_private
    



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