Good Reading Material to Help Explain Zone Based Firewall Approach?

[jaesposito]

All,

I could use a really good book/article/document (something) that explains how zone based firewalls work?  I am familiar with the traditional ACL approach, but am very confused by the newer zone based firewall approach.

Are there any recommendations that you guys can make on what I can read?  Anything online (and free) would be great.  If you have a good book to recommend, that would be fine as well.

Thank you!

James E

I run a Cisco 881W with integrated 801AP.

[Jennifer Halim · Accepted solution]

Here are a few online ZBFW articles that might help:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps1018/products_tech_note09186a00808bc994.shtml

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/customer/docs/ios/sec_data_plane/configuration/guide/sec_zone_polcy_firew.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/vpndevc/ps5708/ps5710/ps1018/white_paper_c27_543585.html

Hope that helps.

[jaesposito]

Thank you!