Cisco PIX Firewall on a Windows Dedicated Server(s)
PIX is a hardware firewall or rather built OS, PIX OS which normally minimize OS security loop holes. PIX firewalls provide security on networking services which include the following :
> NAT ( Network Address Translation ) or PAT ( Port Address Translation )
> Content Filters which include Java /ActiveX
> URL filtering
> IPsec VPN
> PKI solutions
> DHCP client / server
> PPoE Support
> Multimedia applications / protocols security
> AAA Integration
PIX can be graphically managed using the integrated Web-based management interface known as the PIX Device Manager (PDM) or by the Cisco Secure Policy Manager 2.3f and 3.0f (not to be confused with CSPM 2.3.3i which is for intrusion detection system management). The PDM is a PIX-specific device configuration and management tool whereas CSPM is generally used as part of a larger security management infrastructure and allows one to correlate organizational security policies with a PIX configuration. Management interfaces include command-line interface (CLI), telnet, Secure Shell (SSH 1.5), console port, SNMP, and syslog.
Cisco PIX firwall on a Windows Dedicated Server
