How can we achieve below requirement in Checkpoint firewall.
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State Table |
1.1 |
The solution should be a stateful firewall and must allow granular control of the state table |
1.2 |
On a per-rule basis: a. Limit simultaneous client connections b. Limit states per host c. Limit new connections per second d. Define state timeout e. Define state type |
1.3 |
State types - the solution shall offer multiple options for state handling: a. Keep state - Works with all protocols. Default for all rules. b. Sloppy state – shall work with all protocols. Less strict state tracking to support asymmetric routing. c. Synproxy state - Proxies incoming TCP connections to protect servers from spoofed TCP SYN floods. Must include the option to keep state and modulate state combined. |
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State table optimization options – at minimum table optimization shall have the options to: a. Normal - the default algorithm b. High latency - Useful for high latency links, such as satellite connections. Expires idle connections later than normal. c. Aggressive - Expires idle connections more quickly. More efficient use of hardware resources, but can drop legitimate connections. d. Conservative - Tries to avoid dropping legitimate connections at the expense of increased memory usage and CPU utilization |