Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-8-2021
Keywords
network firewalls; network access controls; firewall roles misconfiguration
Abstract
Firewalls and network access controls play important roles in security control and protection. Those firewalls may create an incorrect sense or state of protection if they are improperly configured. One of the major configuration problems in firewalls is related to misconfiguration in the access control roles added to the firewall that will control network traffic. In this paper, we evaluated recent research trends and open challenges related to firewalls and access controls in general and misconfiguration problems in particular. With the recent advances in next-generation (NG) firewalls, firewall roles can be auto-generated based on networks and threats. Nonetheless, and due to the large number of roles in any medium to large networks, roles’ misconfiguration may occur for several reasons and will impact the performance of the firewall and overall network and protection efficiency.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3390/fi13110283
Repository Citation
Alicea, Michael and Alsmadi, Izzat, "Misconfiguration in Firewalls and Network Access Controls: Literature Review" (2021). Computer Information Systems Faculty Publications. 7.
https://digitalcommons.tamusa.edu/cis_faculty/7
Comments
Originally published as:
Alicea, M.; Alsmadi, I. Misconfiguration in Firewalls and Network Access Controls: Literature Review. Future Internet 2021, 13, 283. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi13110283
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