At 07:10 20/04/99 -0400, you wrote:
>We are evaluating Checkpoint's Firewall 1. The OS of preference would be
Sun's
>Solaris. I have read nothing about how the Solaris OS kernel should be
hardened,
>either by the vendor or by us. Is this not required.
Normally I recommend that the Solaris be hardened.. either by simply going
through following Sun's instructions.. or by running SeOS - which is
somewhat the same thing IMHO...
>firewall is running on a hardened SCO box that was certified by the vendor. I
>understand that Firewall-1 has in access of 50% of the market, but from
the very
>limited access I have had with the product I don't see that much of an
>advantage. Also, any comments on their support would be
appreciated...thanks in
>advance...Jerry
Umm you said it Jerry... Microsoft has a vast percentage of the PC market..
it doesn't make it the best though... FW-1 seems to be OK as far as
firewalls go.. it does actually perform to specs and tends to have good
support - which is often the key item in any IT purchase. The latest
version is actually easy to setup (well to a degree - I wish they would
have all the settings in one app.. not several though)
hopes this help..
Cheers,
Bret
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