2.11. Games

Games produce some special security challenges. Like multimedia protocols, they have characteristics that make them inherently difficult to secure; they're trying to make flexible, high-performance connections. Games also change frequently, are designed by people more interested in attractiveness than security, and are a favorite target of attackers. In general, you should avoid supporting game play through a firewall. There is no network security risk in running multiplayer games internal to a network.

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