Brianna

firewall terminology can be confusing. Stateful firewall refers to a firewall that maintains a database of active and expired sessions. This database allows the firewall to enforce session-level security.

Stateless firewall refers to a firewall that does not maintain a database of active and expired sessions. Instead, the firewall relies on a predefined set of rules to determine whether a session is allowed to continue.

Overall, stateless firewalls are less secure than stateful firewalls. Stateless firewalls do not maintain a database of active and expired sessions, so they are less likely to detect and block attacks that use session hijacking techniques.

In addition, stateless firewalls do not allow the use of session-level security features, such as firewalling of port numbers and IP addresses.

The trade-off for these weaknesses is that stateless firewalls are less complex and are more efficient when processing traffic. Stateful firewalls, on the other hand, can become bogged down with traffic, leading to slower network performance.