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๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€?: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ-๐—ฏ๐˜†-๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ!ย ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

1๏ธโƒฃย ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜:ย A client (computer) initiates a request to access a resource (e.g., a webpage or database query).

2๏ธโƒฃ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: The request is sent over the network towards the destination server.

3๏ธโƒฃ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ:ย The request first encounters the firewall, which acts as a security checkpoint.

4๏ธโƒฃ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: ๐Ÿšฉ The firewall checks the request against predefined security rules. ๐Ÿšฉ If the packet meets security criteria (e.g., allowed IPs, ports, protocols), it moves forward. ๐Ÿšฉ If the packet doesnโ€™t meet the criteria, it is dropped (blocked).

5๏ธโƒฃ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ:ย If the request passes all checks, the firewall forwards it to the destination server.

6๏ธโƒฃย ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: The server processes the clientโ€™s request (e.g., retrieving a webpage, fetching data).

7๏ธโƒฃ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด:ย The serverโ€™s response passes through the firewall again, ensuring no malicious content is sent back to the client. If safe, it is delivered.

๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€:
โœ… Application Layer Filtering: Protects against threats like malicious URLs, file type filtering, and intrusion detection.

โœ… Packet Filtering Rules: Defines what traffic is allowed or blocked based on IP addresses, ports, and protocols.

โœ… Stateful Inspection Rules: Tracks connection states, verifies new connections, and enforces security timeouts.

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?

๐Ÿ”น Protects networks from unauthorized access.
๐Ÿ”น Blocks malware, phishing attempts, and hackers.
๐Ÿ”น Ensures only legitimate traffic reaches your system.

Firewalls are a must-have in todayโ€™s threat landscape.

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