CHAPTER 4: Firebox Vclass Basics
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traffic, deny traffic, or strip out offending parts of a
message or stream.
A policy can also prompt the Firebox Vclass appliance to
take other actions with the same data stream.
You can create policies for the Firebox Vclass that watch for
varying combinations of traffic specifications. After a set of
traffic specifications are defined, you can set up one or
more actions that the Firebox Vclass appliance should take
with any qualifying data.
You can create proxies for the Firebox Vclass that inspect
the contents of packets, beyond the headers and traffic
specifications, for a deeper level of security.
Firebox Vclass Features
The Firebox appliances provide the following features:
Firewall
Protects your network from unauthorized access
and use.
Load balancing (except the V10 model)
Distributes incoming data to specific internal
destinations.
Quality of Service
Makes data exchanges more efficient. Prioritizes
and enhances user-specified data exchange.
Anti-hacker protection
Protects your network from a variety of potentially
destructive hacker attacks.
VPN (Virtual Private Networking)
Provides secure communications with remote sites.
Dynamic NAT (Network Address Translation)
Also called IP masquerading. Maps outgoing
private IP addresses to the Firebox’s external IP
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