COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK SECURITY

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A network firewall that tracks the operating state and characteristics of network connections traversing it.
A
Stateful
B
Stateless
C
Honeypot
D
Fly trap
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation. In computing, a stateful firewall is a network firewall that tracks the operating state and characteristics of network connections traversing it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stateful firewalls are capable of monitoring and detecting states of all traffic on a network to track and defend based on traffic patterns and flows. Stateless firewalls, however, only focus on individual packets, using preset rules to filter traffic.

Detailed explanation-3: -A stateful firewall maintains a which is a list of active connections. Explanation: The routing table basically gives the state of each connection i.e. whether the connection is active or not. A routing table ensures the best performance for the stateful firewall.

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