RFC 3093:Firewall Enhancement Protocol (FEP)
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... connection of the corporate world to the Internet, security concerns have become paramount, even at the expense of breaking the end-to-end paradigm. ...
... Firewall Enhancement Protocol (FEP), is designed to restore the end- to-end model while maintaining the level of security created by Firewalls ...
... However, Firewalls are built to protect from external threats, not internal ones. Our proposed protocol does not break the security model of the Firewall; it still protects against all external risks that a particular Firewall ...
... protocol that can access TCP port 80. Our concept allows a consistent level of security while bypassing the IT manager in charge of the Firewall. We offer freedom to innovate without additionally ...
... of the Firewall. We offer freedom to innovate without additionally compromising external security, and the best part, no need to waste time involving any managers for approval. ...


... Security Considerations ...
... Since this protocol deals with Firewalls there are no real security considerations. ...


... work to re-enable the innovation that made the Internet great, without giving up the cellophane fig leaf of security that a Firewall provides. ...



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