SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

SOFTWARE TESTING

TESTING PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which type of firewall security, the firewall looks at each data packet as it comes to, or leaves, the computer network? (Unit 14)
A
Packet Filtering
B
Application Proxy
C
CyberSecurity
D
1. SSL Protocol
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A stateful inspection firewall (or dynamic packet-filtering firewall) monitors incoming and outgoing packets at the network and transport layers.

Detailed explanation-2: -A packet filtering firewall is a network security technique that regulates data flow to and from a network. It is a security mechanism that allows packets to move across networks while controlling their flow through the use of a set of rules, protocols, IP addresses, and ports.

Detailed explanation-3: -Packet Filtering Firewalls Packet filtering firewalls are the oldest, most basic type of firewalls. Operating at the network layer, they check a data packet for its source IP and destination IP, the protocol, source port, and destination port against predefined rules to determine whether to pass or discard the packet.

Detailed explanation-4: -The packet filtering firewall filters IP packets based on source and destination IP address, and source and destination port. The packet filter may lack logging facilities, which would make it impractical for an organization that has compliance and reporting requirements to which they must adhere.

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