- Paperback: 340 pages
- Publisher: Jacek Artymiak; 2nd edition (November 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 8391665119
- ISBN-13: 978-8391665114
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #794,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Written by Jacek Artymiak, a frequent contributor to ONLamp.com, Building Firewalls with OpenBSD and PF is the first and only print publication devoted solely to the subject of the pf packet filter used in OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and NetBSD operating systems. Topics covered include: firewall design, ruleset syntax, packet normalization (scrubbing), packet redirection (masquerading), packet filtering, bandwidth management (ALTQ), load balancing, and more. The author maintains a web site and a mailing list for the readers of his book.
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Quirky but good, like everything about OpenBSD
July 19 2004
Format:Paperback
First - I like the book and I think anyone wishing to get a better grasp on OpenBSD administration should have it, and should have Absolute OpenBSD and Secure Architectures with OpenBSD as well.
The portions directly about building firewalls and about configuring pf are great, but the book suffers from its attempt to be all things to all people. Chapter 2 is a truncated version of something from "Building Internet Firewalls" by Zwicky, et. al. Chapter 3 and most of Chapter 4 could have been left to a more general administration guide. The rest is dynamite. There is in-depth coverage of NAT, CBQ and bandwidth shaping, and authpf. If you are building a firewall of any complexity, this book is a must have.
The portions directly about building firewalls and about configuring pf are great, but the book suffers from its attempt to be all things to all people. Chapter 2 is a truncated version of something from "Building Internet Firewalls" by Zwicky, et. al. Chapter 3 and most of Chapter 4 could have been left to a more general administration guide. The rest is dynamite. There is in-depth coverage of NAT, CBQ and bandwidth shaping, and authpf. If you are building a firewall of any complexity, this book is a must have.
Must Have!
Jun 17 2004
Format:Paperback
Indispensable book for building invisible firewalls (bridges), packet filtering, NAT and routing devices. Rock solid guide! Includes the basics for beginners such as hardening the OS, (though with OpenBSD it's a short list) and avoiding gateway IP configuration mistakes. Saved me DAYS scouring the manual pages or web. Covers advanced topics such as firewall/network designs, packet filtering, allowing FTP, patching, secure levels, creating maintenance users, anti-spoofing, automated firewalls, bandwidth shaping and load balancing, logging and analysis, authpf, firewall testing and management AND did I mention using spamd to filter spam? Obviously this book has not had any bench time in my office. Simply the best way to get up and running on OpenBSD networking. Note, you can support OpenBSD and still purchase from Amazon by going through the link: http://www.openbsd.org/books.html
Must have for any PF user
May 4 2004
Format:Paperback
this is a great book for anyone interested in a free, functional firewall. PF is an awesome firewall, OpenBSD a rock solid platform. If you want to make the most of pf on obsd, you are going to want this book. A brief introduction to installation of obsd, then onward to configuring packet forwarding & filtering. Alot of shortcuts exist that can save you time. Queueing is discussed and working examples of pf.conf files are in the back of the book. A DEFINTE 'must have'.
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The Ultimate Book on pf
Well - I teach firewalling for the Social European Fund courses, and I decided that, for a lot of reason, PF was the ultimate firewall to teach. Read more
Published on May 4 2004 by "gabriele1970"
If you're into pf, this is the book for you
Jacek Artymiak is well known in the community for his series of excellent online articles about pf and OpenBSD security in general. Read more
Published on Mar 6 2004 by dhartmei
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