At 06:54 PM 9/6/97 -0400, "Michael C.Richardson" (formerly with MilkyWay)
allegedly wrote:
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>>>>>> "Frank" == Frank Willoughby <frankw @
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> Frank> Your definition of a DMZ is different than the definition I
> Frank> am familiar with & is the same definition which is shared
> Frank> by other InfoSec colleagues. FWIW, interestingly enough, I
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> Well, the use of it has mutated since around 1996, mostly due to
>Raptor consultants, I think. (FW-1 people may also be responsible)
> DMZ used to be place ont the network that *physically* under your
>control, but was *logically* not protected. The segment between your
>firewall and your border router.
Others, as well as my humble self were using this term when I worked
on DoD projects in the mid eighties. The same terminology & concepts
I used then were also used internally at a hi-tech corporation in
'90-94 where I worked as an ISO (Information Security Officer) &
designed every internal network security solutions for the country
where I worked. This term was used in numerous internal documents.
FWIW, most firewall vendors have a different names for what I call
a DMZ. But who cares? IMO, it really doesn't matter what we call
it. It's just important that we agree on basic terminology when
we start our discussions so that we have a common frame of reference.
IOW, there is no "right" name for it. I have always used DMZ for
it & others have other names for it. Since I have always used the
term DMZ, I see no reason to stop now. YMMV.
8< [snip]
> [BTW: I understand that Milkyway Networks has now dropped their
>Intel-Unix version.]
The point of which is.....???
(You used to work at MilkyWay and are now grinding an axe?)
Best Regards,
Frank
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