Considerations on security management in IP communication networks

Abstract

The growing popularity of the Internet has taken many organizations by surprise. Established mechanisms such as fax technology, electronic data interchange (EDI), electronic messaging, and file transfers over private networks have dominated electronic commerce until now. However, many of those advantages are shadowed by the lack of widespread use of security and data protection mechanisms. This paper is based on the results of research in management and security of IP communications networks, conducted by authors during last few years. Our secure system implementation is able to manage any firewall products that support SSH remote management. We believe that our approach is an important step towards streamlining the process of configuring and managing firewalls, especially in complex, multi-firewall installations.