Which of the following firewalls filters traffic based on the user, device, role, application type and threat profile?
- Context aware application firewall
- Host-based firewall
- Network address translation firewall
- Network layer firewall
- Application layer firewall
Explanation: A Context aware application firewall (referred to as a context aware layer firewall in the sources) filters network communications by analyzing specific parameters such as the user, device, role, application type, and threat profile. This provides more sophisticated security than basic firewalls that only filter by IP addresses or ports.
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