GIAC GCIA Exam - Topic 4 Question 15 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GCIA exam

Question #: 15
Topic #: 4

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You work as a Network Administrator for Inc. The company has deployed an ASA at the network perimeter. Which of the following types of firewall will you use to create two different communications, one between the client and the firewall, and the other between the firewall and the end server?

AProxy-based firewall

BEndian firewall

CStateful firewall

DPacket filter firewall

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by Lenna at May 05, 2022, 07:53 AM

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Quentin

4 months ago

Endian firewall? Never heard of it being used like this.

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Georgene

4 months ago

Yeah, Proxy-based is the way to go!

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Lizbeth

4 months ago

Wait, can a Packet filter firewall really handle that? Sounds off.

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Brett

4 months ago

I think a Stateful firewall is a better choice here.

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Lindy

5 months ago

Definitely a Proxy-based firewall for that setup.

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Jaime

5 months ago

I feel like the Endian firewall is more of a specific brand or type, but I can't recall if it fits the requirements for creating two distinct communications.

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Launa

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about stateful firewalls being good for tracking connections. Could that be relevant here?

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Simona

5 months ago

I think a proxy-based firewall might be the right choice since it can handle separate connections between the client and the server.

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Shannon

5 months ago

I have a vague memory that Endian firewalls are more specialized, but I don't think they fit this scenario as well as a proxy-based one.

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Doretha

5 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I feel like packet filter firewalls are more about filtering traffic rather than managing sessions.

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Bettina

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about stateful firewalls being good for tracking connections. Could that apply here?

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Junita

5 months ago

I think a proxy-based firewall might be the right choice since it can handle requests between the client and the server separately.

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Elvis

5 months ago

I practiced a question similar to this, and I believe packet filter firewalls just inspect packets without managing sessions, so they might not fit this scenario.

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Salina

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a little confused by the wording of this question. The terms they're using aren't super familiar to me. I'll try to eliminate the options that don't seem to fit and then make my best choice.

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Lelia

5 months ago

I'm stumped on this one. I don't have any prior knowledge about the HTTP server used in ActivcMatrix BusincssWorks. I'll have to guess and go with option D, lis.

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Malcom

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I know CloudMonitor is for monitoring and setting alarms, but I can't quite remember if it can take automatic action or not. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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