If your OS is hardened enough, a firewall may not be appropriate.
"New from Kellogs - Firewalls cereal - part of this *COMPLETE* and *BALANCED*
security breakfast".
Given the recent revelations about Gauntlet, perhaps firewalls aren't quite
the invincible bastions of unassailability they appear, as well.
RGF
Robert G. Ferrell, CISSP
Information Systems Security Officer
National Business Center, US DoI
Robert_G_Ferrell(_at_)nbc(_dot_)gov
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Nothing I have ever said should be construed as even vaguely
representing an official statement by the NBC or DoI.
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