Barracuda Networks VERSION SP4 User Manual
122 Barracuda NG Personal Firewall
9.9.2
Automatic Rule Configuration
If
Ask for unknown outgoing/incoming connections
has been activated in the
Firewall Settings
view
(9.9 Administration - Firewall Settings Wizard, page 120), an unknown application/service requesting
network connection will trigger a
network connection will trigger a
Security Alert
pop-up window requesting authorisation.
The following information is included in the Security Alert window:
•
Select the
Remember this answer
checkbox (default: selected) to allow or deny a
connection request permanently. Selecting the checkbox automatically
creates a corresponding rule in the
creates a corresponding rule in the
Configuration
area of the Barracuda NG
Personal Firewall, including required
Network
,
Service
,
Application
and
User
Objects
granted temporarily for this one specific connection request only.
Fig. 9–28 Security Alert windows
Windows Vista: If you don’t have access to the dialog
Table 9–12
Connection request details summarized in the Security Alert window
Column
Description
Date/Time
Time of the connection request.
Local
Server/Program
Server/Program
Application requesting the connection.
Path
Complete path to the application requesting the connection.
User
User responsible for the connection request.
Source/Destination
Connection source and target destination/port.
Service
Service requesting the connection.
Message Counter
Number of security alerts that are to be considered. Click the
arrows to scroll through the alert windows.
More Info
Click this link to open the Barracuda NG Firewall online help file.
Message counter
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