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The 6 Tradeoffs Between a Stateful vs Stateless Firewall

A stateful firewall keeps track of the state of network connections. A stateless firewall does not. Although the difference between a stateful vs stateless firewall is relatively simple, picking one may not be as straightforward. The state of a network connection refers to its status, whether a connection is being established, actively transferring data, or closing. Stateful firewalls keep track…