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Module 10: Windows Firewall and Caching Fundamentals

Module 10: Windows Firewall and Caching Fundamentals. Module 10: Windows Firewall and Caching Fundamentals. Overview of Perimeter Security Windows Firewall Overview Creating Windows Firewall Rules Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Firewall. Lesson 1: Overview of Perimeter Security.

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Module 10: Windows Firewall and Caching Fundamentals

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  1. Module 10: Windows Firewall and Caching Fundamentals

  2. Module 10: Windows Firewall and Caching Fundamentals • Overview of Perimeter Security • Windows Firewall Overview • Creating Windows Firewall Rules • Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Firewall

  3. Lesson 1: Overview of Perimeter Security • Discussion: Security Concerns for a Perimeter Network • What Is A Proxy Server? • What Is a Reverse Proxy Server? • What Is a Host-based Firewall?

  4. Discussion: Security Concerns for a Perimeter Network • What are some of the resources that are located in a perimeter network? • Why is a perimeter network more at risk than an internal network? • What are some specific risks to perimeter network resources?

  5. What Is A Proxy Server? A proxy server: • Accepts request on behalf of a client computer • Isolates client computers from resources • Requires client computers to be configured to use the proxy server • Uses caching to increase data access speed • Can evaluate contents of packets not only port numbers Client Computer Web Server Proxy Server

  6. What Is a Reverse Proxy Server? A reverse proxy: • Accepts requests on behalf of a server • Isolates servers from client computers • Points to a single server • Requires no client computer configuration • Uses caching to reduce load on a server Web Server Proxy Server Client Computer

  7. What Is a Host-based Firewall? A host-based firewall: • Is a software firewall on the operating system • Is effective on the internal network • Allows software-based exceptions in addition to IP- and port-based exceptions

  8. Lesson 2: Windows Firewall Overview • What Is Windows Firewall? • New Features in Windows Firewall • Windows Firewall Administration Tools • Options Available Through Basic Firewall Configuration • Default Windows Firewall Configuration • Demonstration: Basic Firewall Configuration

  9. What Is Windows Firewall? Windows Firewall is: • A host-based firewall • Enabled by default • Automatically configured when new roles and features are installed

  10. New Features in Windows Firewall New features in Windows Firewall include:

  11. Windows Firewall Administration Tools Basic firewall configuration: • Available through Control Panel • Does not control outbound rules or IPsec • Resembles earlier versions of Windows Firewall Windows Firewall with Advanced Security: • Allows complete configuration of Windows Firewall • Allows configuration of IPsec rules

  12. Options Available Through Basic Firewall Configuration • Basic firewall configuration options include: • Enable or disable • Block all incoming connections • Configure exceptions • Specify enabled adapters

  13. Default Windows Firewall Configuration The default Windows Firewall configuration is: • All inbound connections are blocked • All outbound connections are allowed • Inbound exceptions are automatically modified for new roles and features

  14. Demonstration: Basic Firewall Configuration In this demonstration, you will see how to perform basic firewall configuration

  15. Lesson 3: Creating Windows Firewall Rules • What Are Profiles? • What Are Rules? • What Are Rule Types? • Rule Configuration Options • What Are Connection Security Rules? • Demonstration: Creating a Rule

  16. What Are Profiles?

  17. What Are Rules? Inbound rules: • Prevent incoming connections from other hosts • Reduce the attack surface Outbound rules: • Prevent outgoing connections from this host • Stop unauthorized software from communicating outside

  18. What Are Rule Types? Rule types include:

  19. Rule Configuration Options Rule configuration options include:

  20. What Are Connection Security Rules? Connection security rules define the authentication process for IPsec rules

  21. Demonstration: Creating a Rule In this demonstration, you will see how to create a rule

  22. Lesson 4: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Firewall • What Is the Monitoring Node? • Logging Options for Windows Firewall • Restoring Windows Firewall Configuration Settings • What Is the Windows Firewall Service? • Discussion: Troubleshooting Windows Firewall • Demonstration: Monitoring Windows Firewall

  23. What Is the Monitoring Node? • The Monitoring node: • Provides an overview of current settings • Displays active firewall rules • Displays Connection Security Rules • Displays Security Associations <screenshot>

  24. Logging Options for Windows Firewall • Logging options include: • File name and location (%windir%\system32\logfiles\firewall\pfirewall.log) • Size limit (4 MB default) • Log dropped packets (default: no) • Log successful connections (default: no)

  25. Restoring Windows Firewall Configuration Settings Configuration setting options include:

  26. What Is the Windows Firewall Service? Windows Firewall Service: • Is the service that controls Windows Firewall • Must be running to protect the local computer • Can be stopped and started if experiencing problems • Must have write access to the location of log files

  27. Discussion: Troubleshooting Windows Firewall What steps would you take to troubleshoot Windows Firewall?

  28. Demonstration: Monitoring Windows Firewall In this demonstration, you will see how to monitor Windows Firewall

  29. Lab: Using Windows Firewall • Exercise 1: Limiting Access to a Web Application • Exercise 2: Distributing Windows Firewall Rules by Using Group Policy Logon information Estimated time: 60 minutes

  30. Lab Review • How does using Group Policy help you distribute Windows Firewall rules to multiple computers? • Can you bypass the Windows Firewall rule that prevents Iexplore.exe from accessing the network?

  31. Module Review and Takeaways • Review Questions • Real-world Issues and Scenarios • Best Practices

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