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Applying the same logic, firewalls used to protect computers and servers are only there to censor content. From the description, it sounds like it has nothing
by elliotanderson 15y ago
Applying the same logic, firewalls used to protect computers and servers are only there to censor content.
From the description, it sounds like it has nothing to do with content filtering and everything to do with app security. Web apps in particular have very different attack vectors (think XSS, SQL Injection etc) that your standard install of iptables/shorewall is going to protect against
- kennywinker 15y agoI only raise the issue because I happen to know that China is involved in large-scale automated internet filtering and that in order to operate, companies are required to implement those filters. And the fact of the matter is, many many firewalls ARE used for content filtering. For example, many workplaces block common time-waster sites. Home wifi routers can be easily configured to filter adult content. Universities block file-sharing. ISPs do bandwidth shaping. etc. etc.