Which of the following describes the behavior of VPN-1/Firewall-1 NG?
A.
Traffic not expressly prohibited is permitted.
B.
Traffic not expressly permitted is prohibited.
C.
TELNET, SMTP and HTTP are allowed by default.
D.
Secure connections are authorized by default, unsecured connections are not.
E.
All traffic is controlled by explicit rules.
Explanation:
this is the default behavior of a Checkpoint firewall, any traffic that is not expressly permitted is
drooped, this is done by a implicit rule that is present in every security policy.
Incorrect Answers:
A: this is the opposite, remember, you have to permit the traffic expressly or implicitly, if you don’t
do it, the traffic will be dropped.
C: This is not the default behavior, see the explanation.
D: You have to define your permitted traffic, nothing is allowed by default.
E: False, you can also control the flow of traffic through implicit rules.