The document provides an overview of firewalls, defining them as devices that control network transmissions based on specific rules. It highlights IPCop, a Linux-based firewall distribution designed for easy management and built on the netfilter framework. The presentation concludes with an invitation for questions.

1. Firewalls
Presented by:
Mohammed I. Farrah
m.farrah.it@gmail.com
26-10-2011

2. What is a Firewall?
A firewall is a device or set of devices designed
to permit or deny network transmissions based
upon a set of rules. (wikipedia)

3. IpCop Firewall
IPCop is a Linux distribution
which aims to provide a
simple-to-manage firewall
appliance based on PC
hardware.
IPCop is a stateful firewall
built on the Linux netfilter
framework.

4. DEMO

5. Questions?
Thanks for listening.