WATCHGUARD
(data retrived from official website 21-5-2008)
PRO:
(data retrived from official website 21-5-2008)
PRO:
- Performance upgrade via licence
- VPN Failover
- Server load balancing *
- Voip support
- Policy Based routing not supported on fireware*
CONTRO:
- No way to autodetect layer 7 protocol, only if the protocol pass in the proxy
- Antivirus only with Clamav
- VLAN not supported on firewall*
- SSL VPN not supported on firewall*
- Wan load balancing not supported on firewall*
- HA not supported on firewall*
* option available only with a Firewall pro upgrade
- VPN Failover
- Server load balancing *
- Voip support
- Policy Based routing not supported on fireware*
CONTRO:
- No way to autodetect layer 7 protocol, only if the protocol pass in the proxy
- Antivirus only with Clamav
- VLAN not supported on firewall*
- SSL VPN not supported on firewall*
- Wan load balancing not supported on firewall*
- HA not supported on firewall*
* option available only with a Firewall pro upgrade
SONICWALL
- Dhcp relay
- VPN Failover
- Voip support
CONTRO:
- No Vpn SSL
- No Zero-day protection
- No way to autodetect layer 7 protocol, only if the protocol pass in the proxy
- NO BGP
- HA on some models is available via licence upgrade
- VLAN support via upgrade to OS Enhanced
- ANTISPAM basato solo su filtri RBL
- ASIC based, no real evolutivity
CISCO
- Possibility to build cluster
- Virtual firewall
- HA Active/Active
- Leader in market
CONTRO:
- IPS module is not included
- Expensive
- SSL VPN limited to 2 session, upgradable via licence
- PPTP not available
- No centralized management
- Support 1 expansion card, IPS exclude Antispam and viceversa (AIP SSM – CSCSSM)
(data retrived from official website 21-5-2008)
PRO:
PRO:
- Dhcp relay
- VPN Failover
- Voip support
CONTRO:
- No Vpn SSL
- No Zero-day protection
- No way to autodetect layer 7 protocol, only if the protocol pass in the proxy
- NO BGP
- HA on some models is available via licence upgrade
- VLAN support via upgrade to OS Enhanced
- ANTISPAM basato solo su filtri RBL
- ASIC based, no real evolutivity
CISCO
(data retrived from official website 21-5-2008)
PRO:
PRO:
- Possibility to build cluster
- Virtual firewall
- HA Active/Active
- Leader in market
CONTRO:
- IPS module is not included
- Expensive
- SSL VPN limited to 2 session, upgradable via licence
- PPTP not available
- No centralized management
- Support 1 expansion card, IPS exclude Antispam and viceversa (AIP SSM – CSCSSM)
ASTARO
- Mail Encryption
- HA Active/active
- VOIP support
- Server load balancing
- Virtual Appliance
CONTRO:
- No real IPS
- Not able to detect layer 7 protocols on non standard port
(data retrived from official website 21-5-2008)
PRO:
PRO:
- Mail Encryption
- HA Active/active
- VOIP support
- Server load balancing
- Virtual Appliance
CONTRO:
- No real IPS
- Not able to detect layer 7 protocols on non standard port
JUNIPER
- VOIP Support
- VPN Failover
- Policy based routing
- Dhcp relay
- HA active/active
- Link failure detection
CONTRO:
- No PPTP
- No VPN SSL
- No Tools for log analisys
- No real IPS solution
- No way to autodetect layer 7 protocol, only if the protocol pass in the proxy
- Lack of performance when content control is on
- ASIC based, no real evolutivity
(data retrived from official website 21-5-2008)
PRO:
PRO:
- VOIP Support
- VPN Failover
- Policy based routing
- Dhcp relay
- HA active/active
- Link failure detection
CONTRO:
- No PPTP
- No VPN SSL
- No Tools for log analisys
- No real IPS solution
- No way to autodetect layer 7 protocol, only if the protocol pass in the proxy
- Lack of performance when content control is on
- ASIC based, no real evolutivity
FORTINET
(data retrived from official website 21-5-2008)
PRO:
- HA active/active
PRO:
- HA active/active
- Virtual Firewall
CONTRO:
- IPS based on signature
- ANTISPAM not embedded in the UTM
- WEBFILTER not embedded in the UTM
- No Real-Time Monitoring (with netasq for example You can put somebody how is listening to radio to quarantine – some things it is cool)
- No Seismo (risk management)
- Log viewing in comfortable way via Event Reporter
- DHCP relation between IP and MAC – done only via CLI
- No DNS PROXY
- Page classification remains on box
- More then one admin can be logged in with W/R access – this can cause some problems – some security policies doesn’t allow for that
- Backup of configuration not always in encrypted form
- Lower than netasq performance with IPS enabled (but this one You know)
- I would say that also configuration via web browser is weak because it is easier to exploit web browser than Administration Suite
- If You use LDAP fortinet and You would like to create rules per user You have to add him to group first. So not comfortable
- VPN SITE to SITE less compofortable to configure then netasq. With scripting I think (I did not test it) much more easier to configure VPN while gateway failover.
- No user enrollment
- No real captive portal
- Only one IP address per interface. (any other address You can use only for managment)
- Fortinet is limited becouse ASIC CPU. Netasq is more flexible becouse all the “magic” is done on kernel level
- With NETASQ You got Global Administration for 5 boxes for free
- In netasq You can set specific traffic to shop up in Real Time monitor by setting up LOG FLAG on firewall as Minor or Major
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