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Company:
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Novell, Inc. |
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What are the targets for this firewall product?
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Small Office/Home Office (1-10 users), Medium sized office (10-100 users), Large office (hundreds of users), Enterprise-wide (thousands of users). |
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Is the product designed primarily to allow outbound access with little or no inbound access?
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No |
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Is the product an integrated hardware/software (Black Box) firewall?
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No |
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If hardware is not included, what CPU architectures are supported?
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Intel x86. |
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If the user supplies their own operating system, which operating systems are supported?
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Other. |
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If the product includes or is based upon an general purpose operating system, which operating system?
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Other |
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Date product first shipped:
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August 1 1997 |
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Release date of most current version:
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April 17 2002 |
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Release number of most current version:
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3.7 |
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Entry level price:
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$101-$1000 |
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If the entry level product enforces limits on the number of users (either concurrent or firewall-based user accounts), how many users are supported?
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25 users or fewer |
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Does entry level product include (at no extra cost)
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log display tool, report generation tool, VPN support, remote administration. |
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Administrative interfaces included
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edit configuration files, command line interface, menu-based (character) interface, point-and-click graphical user interface, Web-browser or Java-based interface. |
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If remote administration is supported, how is the channel protected?
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uses TCP or UDP packets, uses encryption, N/A. |
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Includes mechanism for detecting and reporting external scans?
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No |
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If the firewall authenticates users, which methods are supported?
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plaintext passwords, Security Dynamics, Radius, smart cards, other. |
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Does the vendor install the firewall at the customer's site?
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On site installation available at extra cost. |
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How many months of support are included with the initial purchase?
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None |
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How much does it cost to extend support beyond the initial period?
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Greater than 10% but less than 13% |
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What forms of support are included based on the listed prices?
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Telephone support, Email support, Web-based support. |
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Does support include periodic updates?
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Yes, new releases and patches |
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If the product is installed over a customer-installed operating system, how is the operating system 'hardened'?
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Network parameters changed by installation (eg forwarding of source routed packets disabled). |
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If the operating system is provided by the vendor, what changes are made to it?
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Network parameters changed (eg forwarding of source routed packets disabled), Orange Book rated operating system. |
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Does the product include support for VPN?
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Yes |
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Has the product been proven to work with other VPN products?
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N/A. |
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If the product includes application gateways (programs that receive client connections, process client requests as if it were a server, and process responses from the real server before passing the responses to the client, checking for security vulnerabilities), which protocols are supported?
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HTTP (Web), HTTP with user authentication, SSL, TELNET, FTP, SMTP (email), SMTP with additional features (e.g., address rewriting, filtering MIME types), POP-3, Real Media, NNTP (USENET News). |
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Additional services provided on the firewall:
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Web server, FTP server, traceroute, ping, NNTP (netnews) server, split DNS, other. |
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Can the firewall be integrated with network Intrusion Detection products?
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Yes |
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If network ID integration is possible, which products does the firewall support?
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Other. |
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Can the firewall be integrated with virus scanning products?
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Yes |
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Vendor Comments:
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Novell BorderManager is one of the premier Access and Security solutions from Novell. With its powerful directory-integrated features, you can control, accelerate and monitor your users' Internet activities. Because Novell BorderManager leverages identity-based access control and forward proxies, you can safeguard your network against undesirable Internet content while maintaining exceptional performance levels. |