US Government Traffic-Filter Firewall Protection Profile for Low-Risk Environments

Abstract

This traffic-filter firewall Protection Profile defines the minimum security requirements for firewalls used by U.S Government organizations handling unclassified information in a low-risk environment. Firewalls may consist of one or more devices that act as part of an organization s overall security defense by isolating an organization s internal network from the Internet or other external networks. Firewalls pass and block information flows based on a set of screening rules defined by an authorized administrator. This Protection Profile applies to firewalls that are capable of screening network traffic at the network and transport protocol levels, authenticating the authorized administrator for actions at the firewall, and auditing security-relevant events that occur. For clarification of terms, see terminology section.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA395023

Entities

People

  • Jack Walsh
  • Kathy V. Dolan
  • Patricia A. Wright
  • Wayne Jansen

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Administrative Personnel
  • Authentication
  • Computer Network Security
  • Cryptography
  • Denial Of Service Attack
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Information Operations
  • Information Security
  • National Security
  • Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Transport Protocols

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
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