Stateful inspection firewall: A type of firewall that monitors the state of active connections and makes decisions based on the context of the traffic. It allows or blocks traffic by understanding and remembering the state of network sessions, enhancing security by ensuring only legitimate and expected traffic is allowed.
Categories: CC D4: Network Security | CCSP D3: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security | CISM D3: Information Security Program | CISSP D4: Communication and Network Security | Security+ D3: Security Architecture | SSCP D6: Network and Communication Security
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