Re: Loadbalancer without using a Firewall...

Cihan Subasi (Garanti Teknoloji) a écrit :
> Hi all,
> 
> I would like to know whether using only "a loadbalancer and an IPS" 
> is compliant with audit standards as far as an financial ebank site is concerned. 
> I have heard some portal sites use a loadbalancer without using a network firewall in front. 
> And this setup is recommended with an IPS because a firewall is much more vulnerable to a 
> DOS/DDOS and SYN attacks. I would appreciate your opinions about compliancy of this setup 
> and pros/cons. Thanks

I doubt any bank will setup a loadbalancer and ips without a firewall in
front (even a layer 2 firewall).

you can also put a firewall between the loadbalancer and the web server.

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