This document, written in 1996, does an excellent job of describing the basics of the firewall, including proxy and bastion hosts, building a firewall, placement, and references to more information on building firewalls.
This document, written in 1996, does an excellent job of describing the basics of the firewall, including proxy and bastion hosts, building a firewall, placement, and references to more information on building firewalls.

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