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Chapter 9

Cisco IOS Firewall
IOS Firewall
Stateful packet-filter firewall that runs on a router
Provides firewall capabilities and normal routing functionality
Based on Context-Based Access Control (CBAC)
Context-Based Access Control
Has similar objectives as ASA
Dynamically modifies the extended ACLs to allow return traffic of connections established from the inside network
Inspects transport level and application level protocols
Keeps track of the number and duration of sessions by inspecting packets
CBAC Protection against
Denial of Service Attacks
Limits total number of half-open TCP or UDP sessions
Limits number of half-open sessions based on time
Limits number of half-open sessions per host