Practice In-depth Analysis of Firewall Architectures and Operational Principles - 1.1 | Module 5: Perimeter Protection and Intrusion Detection | Introductory Cyber Security
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the primary function of a packet-filtering firewall?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how these firewalls make their decisions.

Question 2

Easy

Name one advantage of stateful inspection firewalls.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what information they retain.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What layer does a packet-filtering firewall primarily operate at?

  • Application Layer
  • Network Layer
  • Transport Layer

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the basic functions and layers of the OSI model.

Question 2

True or False: Stateful inspection firewalls remember the state of connections.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: What feature do stateful firewalls have that stateless ones do not?

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a simple network using both packet-filtering and stateful firewalls, detailing where each would be placed and why.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider security and management levels available with each firewall.

Question 2

Analyze a situation where a next-generation firewall may misclassify traffic and how that could be resolved.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the complexities of adapting NGFWs to evolving traffic.

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