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Index: P

packages, auditing: 10.10.7.1. Auditing packages

Unix: 11.6. Running a Security Audit

packet altering: 4.1. What Does a Packet Look Like?

IP (see IP)

packet filtering: 5.1. Some Firewall Definitions

5.2. Packet Filtering

8. Packet Filtering

implementations, on general-purpose computers: 8.9. Packet Filtering Implementations for General-Purpose Computers

on Windows NT: 8.9.5. Windows NT Packet Filtering

by address: 8.6. Filtering by Address

administering systems: 8.4. Packet Filtering Tips and Tricks

bastion hosts, protection for: 10.10.4. Controlling Inbound Traffic

bugs in packages: 5.2.2.1. Current filtering tools are not perfect

conventions for: 8.8.3. It Should Allow Simple Specification of Rules

dynamic: 8.1.2. Stateful or Dynamic Packet Filtering

examples of: 8.12. Putting It All Together

with exterior router: 6.3.4. Exterior Router

inbound vs. outbound: 8.8.6. It Should Apply Rules Separately to Incoming and Outgoing Packets, on a Per-Interface Basis

with interior router: 6.3.3. Interior Router

perimeter, encryption and: 5.5.1. Where Do You Encrypt?

routers, configuring: 8.2. Configuring a Packet Filtering Router

rules for: 8.5. Conventions for Packet Filtering Rules

8.11. What Rules Should You Use?
8.12. Putting It All Together
24.2.2. Packet Filtering Rules
in screened subnet architecture: 24.1.2. Packet Filtering Rules
editing offline: 8.4.1. Edit Your Filtering Rules Offline
IP addresses in: 8.4.4. Always Use IP Addresses, Never Hostnames
reloading: 8.4.2. Reload Rule Sets from Scratch Each Time
sequence of: 8.8.5. It Should Apply Rules in the Order Specified
updating: 8.4.3. Replace Packet Filters Atomically

with screened host architecture: 6.2. Screened Host Architectures

by service: 8.7. Filtering by Service

by source port: 8.7.4. Risks of Filtering by Source Port

stateful: 8.1.2. Stateful or Dynamic Packet Filtering

tools for: B.3. Packet Filtering Tools

where to do: 8.10. Where to Do Packet Filtering

packet ltering

routers, choosing: 8.8. Choosing a Packet Filtering Router
testing: 8.8.8. It Should Have Good Testing and Validation Capabilities

packet sniffing attacks: 13.1.6. Packet Sniffing

protecting against: 13.1.10. Protecting Services

packets: 4. Packets and Protocols

5.1. Some Firewall Definitions

22.4.2. traceroute

(see also traceroute program)

accepted/dropped, logging: 8.8.7. It Should Be Able to Log Accepted and Dropped Packets

forged: 8.2.3. Default Permit Versus Default Deny

fragmenting: 4.1.1.2. IP layer

4.2.3. IP Fragmentation

handling (by router): 8.3. What Does the Router Do with Packets?

headers of: 4.1. What Does a Packet Look Like?

ICMP: 22.4.3. Other ICMP Packets

inbound vs. outbound: 8.2.2. Be Careful of "Inbound" Versus "Outbound" Semantics

sniffing: 4.8.4. Packet Interception

13.1.10. Protecting Services
programs: 13.1.6. Packet Sniffing

source-routed: 10.10.3. Turning Off Routing

structure: 4.1. What Does a Packet Look Like?

TCP: 4.3.1. TCP

UDP: 4.3.2. UDP

page process: 11.3.3. Which Services Should You Leave Enabled?

PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules): 21.4.2. Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)

papers, security-related: A.8. Papers

passive (or PASV) mode, FTP: 17.1.1. Packet Filtering Characteristics of FTP

password aging: 26.1.2. Managing Your Accounts

passwords: 21.1. What Is Authentication?

21.1.2. Something You Know

for packet filters: 8.4.5. Password Protect Your Packet Filters

on PostScript printers: 17.6. Printing Protocols

in SSH: 18.2.5.3. SSH client authentication

on web pages: 15.2.1. Inadvertent Release of Information

automatically generated: 21.2. Passwords

cracking: 21.2. Passwords

false authentication and: 13.1.4. False Authentication of Clients

one-time: 21.1.3. Something You Have

21.3.1. One-Time Password Software

stealing with network taps: 1.2.1.3. Information theft

time-based: 21.5. Kerberos

Unix: 21.2. Passwords

Windows NT: 21.2. Passwords

patches: 26.3.2. Keeping Your Systems up to Date

pcbind service: 11.3.4.2. Other RPC services

Performance Monitor: 22.1.4. Performance Monitor and Network Monitor

performance, with multiple interior routers: 6.5.5. It's Dangerous to Use Multiple Interior Routers

perimeter networks: 5.1. Some Firewall Definitions

6.3.1. Perimeter Network
shared: 6.7.5. A Shared Perimeter Network Allows an "Arms-Length"Relationship

PGP program: 12.4.3. Next Steps After Disabling Services

ping program: 2.9.3. Network Diagnostics

22.4.1. ping

PKIX (Public-Key Infrastructure X.509): C.3.2. Certificates

plaintext: C.2.1. Encryption

platforms: 0.3. Platforms

playback attacks: 13.1.4. False Authentication of Clients

Plug and Play service: 12.4.4. Which Services Should You Leave Enabled?

plug-gw proxy: 9.6.3. Generic Proxying with TIS FWTK

plug-ins: 2.2.1. Web Client Security Issues

15.2.2. External Viewers

Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM): 21.4.2. Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)

PlugPlayServiceType registry key: 12.4.1.1. Registry keys

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP): 14.11. Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

Pointcast program: 15.6. Push Technologies

policy, security (see security, policies for)

POP (Post Ofce Protocol): 2.3.1. Electronic Mail

POP (Post Office Protocol): 16.6. Post Office Protocol (POP)

port forwarding, in SSH: 18.2.5.6. Port forwarding

port numbers

assigned: 13.4.4. Assigned Ports

finding: 13.3. Analyzing Other Protocols

client: 13. Internet Services and Firewalls

setting: 14.1.3. Packet Filtering Characteristics of RPC

portmap service: 11.3.4.2. Other RPC services

11.3.4.2. Other RPC services
B.5.7. portmap

portmapper server: 14.1. Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

17.3.6. Packet Filtering Characteristics of NFS

ports

network address translation: 5.4.2.5. Dynamic allocation of ports may interfere with packet filtering
scanning: 4.8.1. Port Scanning
source, filtering by: 8.7.4. Risks of Filtering by Source Port

Postfix program: 16.2.8.2. Postfix

PostScript

files: 15.2.2. External Viewers
printers, attacks from: 17.6. Printing Protocols

PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol): 14.11. Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

printing: 3.1. Least Privilege

17.6. Printing Protocols
Hewlett-Packard printers: 17.6.3. Other Printing Systems
PostScript printers: 17.6. Printing Protocols
systems: 2.4.3. Printing Systems
Windows-based: 17.6.2. Windows-based Printing

private newsgroups: 2.3.2. Usenet News

privileges, root: 16.2.7. Sendmail

probes, responding to: 26.2.5. Responding to Probes

procedures for proxying, custom: 9.2.3. Using Proxy-Aware User Procedures for Proxying

processing speed: 10.3.2. How Fast a Machine?

programming languages, web-related: 15.4. Mobile Code and Web-Related Languages

programs

uploading on HTTP servers: 15.1.1.2. Running unexpected external programs

evaluating security of: 13.5. Choosing Security-Critical Programs

external

on HTTP clients: 15.2.3. Extension Systems
on HTTP servers: 15.1.1. HTTP Extensions

removing nonessential: 11.5.2. Remove Nonessential Programs

removing nonessential on Windows NT: 12.4.3. Next Steps After Disabling Services

promiscuous mode: 10.5. Locating Bastion Hosts on the Network

Protected Storage service: 12.4.4. Which Services Should You Leave Enabled?

protocol checking: 8.1.3. Protocol Checking

protocol modification: 13.4.5. Protocol Security

protocols

from OSI: 16.3. Other Mail Transfer Protocols

analyzing: 13.2.4. What Else Can Come in If I Allow This Service?

assigned port numbers: 13.4.4. Assigned Ports

bidirectionality of: 8.2.1. Protocols Are Usually Bidirectional

custom: 23.1.1.4. Using a custom protocol to connect to a perimeter web server

evaluating: 13.2.1. What Operations Does the Protocol Allow?

file synchronization: 22.6. File Synchronization

implementation of, evaluating: 13.2.3. How Well Is the Protocol Implemented?

above IP: 4.3. Protocols Above IP

below IP: 4.4. Protocols Below IP

non-IP: 4.7. Non-IP Protocols

routing: 22.2. Routing Protocols

security of: C.4. What Makes a Protocol Secure?

proxying and: 13.4.5. Protocol Security

time-dependence of: 22.5. Network Time Protocol (NTP)

Proxy Server: 9.7. Using Microsoft Proxy Server

proxy services: 5.1. Some Firewall Definitions

5.3. Proxy Services
9. Proxy Systems
without proxy server: 9.4. Proxying Without a Proxy Server
advantages/disadvantages: 5.3.1. Advantages of Proxying
application- versus circuit-level: 9.3.1. Application-Level Versus Circuit-Level Proxies
generic vs. dedicated: 9.3.2. Generic Versus Dedicated Proxies
intelligent servers: 9.3.3. Intelligent Proxy Servers
Microsoft Proxy Server: 9.7. Using Microsoft Proxy Server
multiple operating systems: 9.1. Why Proxying?
protocol security: 13.4.5. Protocol Security
SOCKS package for: 9.5. Using SOCKS for Proxying
software for: 9.2. How Proxying Works
TIS Internet Firewalls Toolkit for: 9.6. Using the TIS Internet Firewall Toolkit for Proxying
tools for: B.4. Proxy Systems Tools
when unable to provide: 9.8. What If You Can't Proxy?

public key cryptography: C.2.1.1. Kinds of encryption algorithms

C.4.3. Sharing a Secret

in SSH: 18.2.5.2. SSH server authentication

18.2.5.3. SSH client authentication

Public-Key Infrastructure X.509 (PKIX): C.3.2. Certificates

pull technology: 15.6. Push Technologies

pursuing intruders: 27.3. Pursuing and Capturing the Intruder

push technologies: 15.6. Push Technologies

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