- Investigate and discuss the use and function of the NAT Firewall in a security context
Network Address Translation allows devices on a network to access the internet via a shared gateway. Thanks to the NAT all devices traveling through the gateway will have the same local ip address. In regards to NAT firewalls it offers a front line defense against exposure to the internet. If any packets or connection requests come from the internet side without any approval from any device on the local network the NAT firewall discards the packets.
2.Investigate and discuss at least two uses of OpenSSH on either Windows or Linux
A)Open source of Secure shell that allows cross platform management of remote systems. On Windows OpenSSH allows for a secure approach to systems administration.
It offers a set to tools that can be used to Authenticate windows users across domains
B)sftp.exe is the service that provides the Secure File Transfer Protocol, and runs over SSH to help secure file transfer.
Bachelor of Information Technology (NMIT) 