Firewalls: Re: packet filtering vs application based firewalls

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Subject:	Re: packet filtering vs application based firewalls
From:	Jim Thompson <jim @ Tadpole . COM>
Date:	Wed, 1 Mar 1995 16:58:44 -0600
To:	Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM, Jean . Lehman @ west . sun . com, rmck @ sandfiddler . paragon-systems . com

> If you are serious (and IMNSHO you can't be too serious if you are 
> considering FW-1) about security I'd look at:
> 
> 	SCC's Sidewinder	~ $40K
> 	DEC's SEAL		~ $35K (I think)
> 	Raptor's Eagle		~ $25K
> 	TIS's Gauntlet		~ $15K

	Smallworks NetGate	~ $5k (for source!)

> My opinion is that the best value lies in the bottom two. 

And how.

Jim

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