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This article is from the Firewalls FAQ, by Matt Curtin cmcurtin@interhack.net and Marcus J. Ranum mjr@nfr.com with numerous contributions by others.

14 What are good sources of print information on firewalls?

There are several books that touch on firewalls. The best known are:

* Building Internet Firewalls, 2d ed.
Authors
Elizabeth D. Zwicky, Simon Cooper, and D. Brent Chapman
Publisher
O'Reilly
Edition
2000
ISBN
1-56592-871-7
* Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker
Authors
Bill Cheswick and Steve Bellovin
Publisher
Addison Wesley
Edition
1994
ISBN
0-201-63357-4
* Practical Internet & Unix Security
Authors
Simson Garfinkel and Gene Spafford
Publisher
O'Reilly
Edition
1996
ISBN
1-56592-148-8
Note
Discusses primarily host security.

Related references are:

* Internetworking with TCP/IP Vols I, II, and III
Authors
Douglas Comer and David Stevens
Publisher
Prentice-Hall
Edition
1991
ISBN
0-13-468505-9 (I), 0-13-472242-6 (II), 0-13-474222-2 (III)
Comment
A detailed discussion on the architecture and implementation of
the Internet and its protocols. Volume I (on principles, protocols
and architecture) is readable by everyone. Volume 2 (on design,
implementation and internals) is more technical. Volume 3 covers
client-server computing.
* Unix System Security--A Guide for Users and System Administrators
Author
David Curry
Publisher
Addison Wesley
Edition
1992
ISBN
0-201-56327-4

 

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