Firewalls and Internet Security
While surfing the Internet looking for security issues, I came across an e-book, or what you can regard as a tutorial.
Its very helpful, although that is was published at 1994, it contains the basic informations to understand firewalls and also to build one.
Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker - William R. Cheswick and Steven M. Bellovin
The chapters are; in PDF format:
Part I Getting Started
- Introduction
- An Overview of TCP/IP
Part II Building Your Own Firewall
- Firewall Gateways
- How to Build an Application-Level Gateway
- Authentication
- Gateway Tools
- Traps, Lures, and Honey Pots
- The Hacker's Workbench
Part III A Look Back
- Classes of Attacks
- An Evening with Berferd
- Where the Wild Things Are: A Look at the Logs
Part IV Odds and Ends
- Legal Considerations
- Secure Communications over Insecure Networks
- Where Do We Go from Here?
Appendices
- Useful Free Stuff
- TCP and UDP Ports
- Recommendations to Vendors
Bibliography
List of Bombs
Index
I hope that you benifit from reading this, 'cause I am.