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Web Application Firewall that works with Alfresco?

chuawenching — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:01:21 GMT

Hi everyone,I am looking to purchase a web application firewall appliance for my alfresco server. Any that is good and work with alfresco? Probably not too expensive.Any tips for me? Thank you.

Re: Web Application Firewall that works with Alfresco?

afaust — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:08:18 GMT

Hello,

Are you only using the HTTP-based interfaces of Alfresco? Are you using the CIFS / SMB or IMAP protocols with Alfresco? If so, a web application firewall may be insufficient as it only protects a segment of your systems public interfaces.

Product-wise, I can offer no tips / suggestions…

Regards
Axel

Re: Web Application Firewall that works with Alfresco?

chuawenching — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 05:12:02 GMT

Thanks for replying back.

Right now HTTP, but am interested to look at the protocols you mentioned earlier. No web firewall can protects that?

Re: Web Application Firewall that works with Alfresco?

afaust — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:31:07 GMT

Hello,

I don't know of any web application firewall that supports the majority of other protocols required for Alfresco. Then again, I am not a subject matter expert for firewalls and some products that claim to be web application firewalls in brochures / most of their advertisment text are actually network security solutions (i.e. F5 BigIP ASM).

Regards
Axel

Re: Web Application Firewall that works with Alfresco?

chuawenching — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:38:44 GMT

F5 probably a better NLB not web firewall, plus F5 is super expensive!

Re: Web Application Firewall that works with Alfresco?

afaust — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:57:56 GMT

My point exactly - but some of the customers I've encountered mean F5 when they talk web firewall.