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Company:
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Secure Computing Corporation |
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What are the targets for this firewall product?
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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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N/A. |
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If the product includes or is based upon an general purpose operating system, which operating system?
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BSD |
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Date product first shipped:
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March 15 1995 |
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Release date of most current version:
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May 22 2002 |
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Release number of most current version:
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5.2 |
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Entry level price:
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$1001-$5000 |
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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, remote administration. |
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Administrative interfaces included
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command line interface, point-and-click graphical user interface. |
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If remote administration is supported, how is the channel protected?
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uses encryption, requires strong authentication (one time passwords). |
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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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Security Dynamics, Radius, TACACS or TACACS+, 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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13% or more |
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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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N/A. |
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If the operating system is provided by the vendor, what changes are made to it?
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Network services disabled, Network parameters changed (eg forwarding of source routed packets disabled), Network stack (TCP/IP) replaced, Other OS modules replaced, Special provisions for security to implement Trusted Environment, Type enforcement 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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Proven IPSEC compatibility with other products. |
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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), SSL, TELNET, FTP, SMTP (email), SMTP with additional features (e.g., address rewriting, filtering MIME types), POP-3, Real Media, Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft NetMeeting, NNTP (USENET News), X11, SSH. |
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Additional services provided on the firewall:
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Web server, FTP server, SMTP server, traceroute, ping, split DNS. |
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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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ISS RealSecure. |
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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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Sidewinder_ provides the world's strongest firewall and VPN gateway in an easy-to-deploy package. Unlike other firewalls, no one has ever found and reported a flaw on Sidewinder that required a security patch to protect its customers. Moreover, its strength has been demonstrated time and again through the Sidewinder Challenge. High security enterprises and government entities world-wide have consistently relied on Sidewinder since its introduction in 1994. Today, its hybrid firewall architecture sets the standard for combining security and performance. The Sidewinder Appliance_ delivers this protection in a package that is easy to install and use. The Appliance installs in a standard 1U rack, using only two inches of rack space. When used in conjunction with Sidewinder-certified load balancing solutions and built-in cluster cloning management features, Sidewinder provides virtually unlimited availability and scalability. Sidewinder is also available as a software product. |