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Firewall technology is used in network security to protect systems from unauthorized access, intrusion, and data theft. The three primary firewall types are network perimeter firewalls, host-based firewalls, and network intrusion detection systems.

Network perimeter firewalls protect system networks from threats that originate from outside the network. A typical network perimeter firewall system uses a network address translation (NAT) device to translate incoming requests for system addresses into the correct internal addresses.

This allows the firewall to filter packets that might contain malicious content.

Host-based firewalls protect individual systems by blocking all traffic from and to unauthorized systems. Host-based firewalls can be implemented on individual systems or on network nodes that monitor traffic coming into and going out of the network.

Network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) are used to detect and diagnose attacks on the network. NIDSs use signatures that are created by analyzing known attack patterns.

When an attack is detected, the NIDS can take various actions, such as notifying the network administrator.