Computer networks -- 2007-2008 -- info.uvt.ro/Course 12

These pages are somehow outdated and it is recommended to consult the newer version at Computer networks -- 2008-2009 -- info.uvt.ro (by Ciprian Crăciun).

Quick links:

• front;
• courses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13;
• laboratories agenda, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, evaluation, tools, repository.

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Security software / devices

• wikipedia:Firewall;
• wikipedia:Tunneling protocol;
• wikipedia:Virtual private network;
• wikipedia:Intrusion-prevention system;
• wikipedia:Intrusion detection system;
• wikipedia:Onion routing;

Firewalls

• wikipedia:Firewall;
• functions:
  • inspecting passing traffic;
  • allowing or denying traffic based on a set of rules;
  • flow control (a very simple and suboptimal aproach);
• categories:
  • state-less -- packet filters;
  • state-full:
    • wikipedia:Stateful firewall;
  • application layer:
    • wikipedia:Application layer firewall;
• DMS -- Demilitarized Zone:
  • wikipedia:Demilitarized zone (computing);

Tunneling

• wikipedia:Tunneling protocol;
• wikipedia:SOCKS;
• functions:
  • transport;
  • authentication (optional);
  • encryption (optional);
  • anonymization (optional);

VPN

• wikipedia:Virtual private network;
• functions:
  • authentication;
  • security;
  • transport;

IPS, IDS

• wikipedia:Intrusion-prevention system;
• wikipedia:Intrusion detection system;

Miscellaneous

• wikipedia:Onion routing;
• wikipedia:Peer-to-peer;
• wikipedia:Anonymous P2P;

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• conf. dr. Victoria Iordan, iordan@info.uvt.ro
• lect. drd. Horia Popa, hpopa@info.uvt.ro
• Marian Neagul, marian@info.uvt.ro
• Ciprian Dorin Crăciun, ccraciun@info.uvt.ro
• Mihail Găianu, mgaianu@info.uvt.ro