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RE: [Full-Disclosure] PIX vs CheckPoint

You sure got a whole bunch of good opinions with such a short question. :-)

As always, the answer is that it depends on what you need to do. If you need a basic firewall and you have no bucks, go PIX. If you need secure remote access as well (built-in personal firewall, ability to deny access based on the computer configuration, AD interoperability, etc.) go Check Point (or buy additional Cisco products to gain the same capability). If you are managing only one or two firewalls, go PIX. If you're handling dozens or hundreds, go Check Point. If you don't care about application-layer attacks against your infrastructure, go PIX. If you think attacks against the applications are the coming thing, go Check Point.

There is no right or wrong answer. They both call themselves "firewalls" but that's where the similarity ends. I suspect most people would find a mix of both products would provide their operation with optimal protection.

And like all products, implementation and configuration errors can turn either one into Swiss Cheese.

Ray

From: "Darkslaker" <rienzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: full-disclosure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Full-Disclosure] PIX vs CheckPoint
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:24:05 -0500 (CDT)

i am studying for the CCSA and my Friend for CSPFA in the interchange of
ideas we did not find differences significant; maybe two ; PIX run in OS
for CISCO and CheckPoint in many platforms;  and checkPoit have more
products.

My question is PIX or Checkpoint what is better and why.



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