Which type of firewall makes use of a server to connect to destination devices on behalf of clients?
- packet filtering firewall
- proxy firewall
- stateless firewall
- stateful firewall
Explanation: An application gateway firewall, also called a proxy firewall, filters information at Layers 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the OSI model. It uses a proxy server to connect to remote servers on behalf of clients. Remote servers will see only a connection from the proxy server, not from the individual clients.
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