Compatible Systems 5.4 - Manual (Page 142)

136 Chapter 8 - IntraGuard Firewall Configuration
Security Policies: Firewall Path Dialog Box
Security Policies: Firewall Path Dialog Box
This dialog box can be accessed by selecting FirewallPath/Security Policies
from the Device View. This dialog box displays the overall security policy for
an IntraGuard Firewall path and the individual policy settings for each
protocol. It can be used to change the overall security policy, but not the indi-
vidual protocol policy settings. To change individual protocol settings, see
the Security Policy Protocol Setting Dialog Box.
Current Security Policy
This pull-down menu sets the overall Security Policy for the path. There are
five general policy sets, each of which has an associated list of protocol
settings which define how the interfaces belonging to the path will handle
those types of packets.
Definitions of the five sets of security policies follow:
• Blocked is the most secure policy set, which does not allow packets in or
out along the path.
• Strict is a restrictive policy set. A small set of outgoing client sessions
are permitted through the firewall and all incoming sessions are
excluded.
• Standard is a moderately restrictive policy set. Almost all outgoing
client sessions are permitted and almost all incoming server sessions are