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Yes, tracking the state of connections (e.g. TCP) is needed enforce rules on OSI layers 4 - 7. That's kinda the typically scenario when we think of connection t
by starfallg 3y ago
Yes, tracking the state of connections (e.g. TCP) is needed enforce rules on OSI layers 4 - 7. That's kinda the typically scenario when we think of connection tracking and stateful enforcement of rules.
I was just pointing out when NAT also requires connection tracking (i.e. when the NAT table needs to be built dynamically, as opposed to statically mapped).