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RE: IPv6 NAT
- From: Kuhtz, Christian
- Date: Thu Oct 30 13:06:12 2003
> Or you could simply call it what it is -- a firewall -- since
> that's what most consumers think NAT is anyways.
>
> While I disagree with the general sentiment that NATs create
> security, the standard usage of such devices is certainly
> that of a stateful firewall.
All hairsplitting aside, given that the term NAT these days is mostly used
in a PAT (particularly in a customer connecting to the I) context, what
isn't secure about?
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