Mission Critical Internet Security
Learn how to prepare for and recover from
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Mission Critical Internet Security
Chapter 10: Axent Technologies Raptor Firewall 6.5
Introduction
Axent s Raptor Firewall is a full-featured security package that will allow you to protect your network from outside threats. One of the nicest things about this package is that it is available on many platforms including Windows NT, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, and soon Windows 2000.
The Raptor Firewall package is easy to install and configure. It includes many security measures like content filtering, Out Of Band Authentication (OOBA), Windows NT Domain Authentication, and Axent Defender, which can be used with SecureID or CRYPTOCard.
This chapter will give you an overview of the firewall s capabilities and discuss some common applications used; then it will discuss some of the security issues associated with it and help you diagnose common problems.
Configuring Axent Raptor Firewall 6.5
Before you get into the installation and configuration of Raptor, you need to make sure that you have met the software requirements. The current minimum requirements for Raptor 6.5 to run on Windows NT are listed in Table 10.1.
| Component | System Requirements |
|---|---|
| CPU | Pentium II 233 MHz |
| Memory | If the site will have less than 200 users: 64MB RAM with a 300MB paging file. If the site will have more than 200 users: 128MB RAM with a 500MB paging file. Note that these are the minimum requirements, and more memory is recommended for more efficient operation. |
| Disk Space | If the site will have less than 200 users: 2GB HD with at least 200MB free for Raptor... |
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