Network security with pfSense : architect, deploy, and operate enterprise-grade firewalls

Network security with pfSense architect, deploy, and operate enterprise-grade firewalls

Use an open source firewall and features such as failover, load balancer, OpenVPN, IPSec, and Squid to protect your network Key Features Explore pfSense, a trusted open source network security solution Configure pfSense as a firewall and create and manage firewall rules Test pfSense for failover and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Aggarwal, Manuj, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Birmingham : Packt 2018.
Edición:1st edition
Materias:
Firewalls (Computer security)
Computer networks > Security measures.
Routers (Computer networks)
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright and Credits
  • Packt Upsell
  • Contributor
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to pfSense
  • What is pfSense?
  • Benefits of pfSense
  • Use cases
  • LAN or WAN router
  • Wireless hotspot or captive portal
  • VPN router
  • Firewall
  • DHCP or DNS server
  • Multi-WAN router support for failover or load balancer
  • Port forwarding or Network Address Translation
  • pfSense features
  • Prerequisites for installation
  • Installing pfSense on a virtual machine
  • Launching the virtual machine
  • Configuring VM and completing the installation
  • Configuring pfSense
  • pfSense WebGUI walkthrough
  • Configuring pfSense as a DHCP server
  • Summary
  • Chapter 2: pfSense as a Firewall
  • What is a firewall?
  • Configuring pfSense as a firewall
  • Setting up firewall rules
  • Firewall rules in pfSense
  • Firewall rules for internal LAN networks
  • Setting up firewall rules for LAN2
  • Managing firewall rules
  • Summary
  • Chapter 3: pfSense as a Failover and Load Balancer
  • Load balancing and failover
  • Load balancing and failover across multiple WAN connections
  • Configuring Gateway Groups
  • Verifying load balancing across WAN connections
  • Failover across multiple WAN connections
  • Summary
  • Chapter 4: Remote Connectivity with pfSense and IPsec
  • What is IPsec?
  • Transport mode
  • Tunnel mode
  • IPsec features
  • Security Association
  • IPsec VPN tunnel implementation
  • Prerequisites
  • IPsec phases
  • Configuring IPsec tunnel
  • Configuring pfSense firewall rules
  • Summary
  • Chapter 5: Using pfSense as a Squid Proxy Server
  • The proxy server
  • The Squid proxy server
  • Installing the Squid proxy server
  • Configuring the Squid proxy server
  • Testing the Squid proxy server
  • Summary
  • Other Books You May Enjoy
  • Index.

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