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Secure Computing Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance/Firewall
6 May 2004
 
Kristen Noakes-Fry   Trude Diamond  

The Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance consolidates a variety of security functions into one centrally managed system. The administrator can view individual or enterprisewide firewall policies from the same user interface.




Price: US$95.00

Pages: 15






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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

    
 Corporate Headquarters
    
 Overview

    
 Other Security Products
    
 Analysis

    
 Access Control
    
 Event Monitoring and Intrusion Detection
    
 Event Response
    
 High Availability
    
 Virtual Private Networks


    
 Separate TCP/IP Stack for Each Physical Network Interface
    
 Training and Support
    
 Installation
    
 Standard Telephone Technical Support
    
 Web and E-Mail Support
    
 Pricing

    
 GSA Pricing
    
 Competitors
    
 Strengths

    
 Centrally Managed Security Functions an Advantage for Administrator
    
 Combined Filtering Techniques Permit Customization
    
 Uses a Number of Application Filtering Techniques
    
 Scales Easily to Various Traffic Loads
    
 Embedded Operating System Simplifies Installation and Maintenance
    
 Automatic Updates Reduce Need for Patches
    
 Limitations

    
 Too Many Add-Ons Required
    
 Lacks Channel Support
    
 Additional Functions Limited
    
 Insight


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Table 1.  
 Overview: Secure Computing Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance
 

Table 2.  
 Enhancements in Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance
 

Table 3.  
 Sidewinder G2 Appliance Architecture Components
 

Table 4.  
 Features and Functions—Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance Firewall
 

Table 5.  
 System Requirements
 

Table 6.  
 Installation
 

Table 7.  
 Physical Dimensions of Firewall Appliance
 

Table 8.  
 Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance: Price List
 

Table 9.  
 Sidewinder G2 Enterprise Manager: Price List
 

Table 10.  
 Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance Firewall
 



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