Nokia Firewall, VPN, and IPSO Configuration Guide

Foreword

Back when I started working with Check Point in 1996, the marketplace for firewalls was different. The market was still being educated on what firewalls were and what value they provide. Corporate firewalls typically ran on general-purpose computers with multiple network interfaces. The operating systems had to be “hardened” by administrators to ensure they did not run unnecessary services that could be used to compromise—or degrade—the firewall operation.

While Check Point still runs—and is supported—on general-purpose platforms running Solaris and Windows, a number of purpose-built platforms run Check Point software. The hard work of selecting individual components for the firewall platform and securing the underlying operating system ...