gill wrote:
>
> CheckPoint's FireWall-1 is sold to run on the following platforms:
>
> HP-UX 10.x
> AIX 4.2.1 and 4.3.0
> Solaris 2.5 and higher
> Windows NT Server 4.x Service Pack 3.01 (Intel-based only)
>
> It has been my experience that the majority are installed on Solaris and NT
> boxes.
>
> My question for this discussion is this: why would CheckPoint take
> FireWall-1 to NT? It seems that they are the commercial software firewall
> leaders in the marketplace. Why would they risk jeopardizing their product
> and their reputation by selling a product to be built on top of an OS that
> isn't (or can't be made to be) secure?
>
> This reasoning does not lead me to believe that the NT OS is an inherently
> secure one, but it does lead me to believe even more strongly that the NT OS
> *can* be made secure and that the real important factor is the installation
> and administration ... a point that has been made several times through the
> course of this discussion.
You base your descision of a secure solution because a company sells a
product? That doesn't seem well thought out.... there are lots of
companies that sell products... that doesn't mean they're secure. It
means that there's a market for the product.
After all... I know companies that sell cigarettes... doesn't mean that
they won't hurt you.
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