@techreport{gont-opsawg-firewalls-analysis-02, number = {draft-gont-opsawg-firewalls-analysis-02}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-gont-opsawg-firewalls-analysis/02/}, author = {Fernando Gont and Fred Baker}, title = {{On Firewalls in Network Security}}, pagetotal = 19, year = 2016, month = feb, day = 4, abstract = {This document analyzes the role of firewalls in network security, and recognizes their role in the internet architecture. It suggests a line of reasoning about their usage, and analyzes common kinds of firewalls and the claims made for them.}, }