>On Nov 17, 1:04pm, Peter da Silva wrote:
>>There's quite a bit of resistence on this list to running firewalls on
>>Solaris
>
>Would anyone be willing to enumerate the resistence to running firewalls on
>Solaris? I've been reading this list for about a year and either I missed it
>or my memory is bad. In either case, I don't remember anyone mentioning any
>pros/cons of running firewalls on Solaris. As I'm not as comfortable in
>Solaris as I am in SunOS or BSD based Un*xes, I'd like to hear the arguments
>for and against Solaris based firewalls.
>
>Thanks in advance.
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Well, for starters, there was a BOF session at the CSI NETSEC conference in
which a room full of Information Security professionals teleconferenced
(voice-only) with a couple of hackers in NYC. One of the questions put to
the hackers "Which is your favorite O/S to crack & why? Answer: The Solaris
because of the size and number of security holes.
Besides. I wouldn't recommend putting a firewall (secure platform) on top
of an insecure O/S. This is a classic example of the "grass huts with steel
doors".
Best Regards,
Frank
Fortified Networks Inc. - Management & Information Security Consulting
Phone: (317) 573-0800 - http://www.fortified.com/fortified
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