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What is the purpose of a firewall?

Answer Posted / shashank

Firewall is basically used to prevent the network from
unauthorised access.
Firewall are basically 2 types
1) Hardware Firewall:-Its works on network layer and used
for packet filtering usually used for network security. Its
only allow/deny packets(ports).
eg- Cisco pix, checkpoint,juniper,netgear are vendors of
H/W firewall
2) Software Firewall:- Its work at application level.It is
signature based firewall it does not bloks malicious
packets. Its only blocks predefined malicious signature.
eg- Antivirus like Mcafee, Symantech, Quick Heal

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