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  1. Newsgroups: comp.security.misc
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!decuac!hussar.dco.dec.com!mjr
  3. From: mjr@hussar.dco.dec.com (Marcus J. "will do TCP/IP for food" Ranum)
  4. Subject: Re: Terminology for firewalls (was Re: Firewall usage)
  5. Message-ID: <1992Jul28.013414.3268@decuac.dec.com>
  6. Sender: news@decuac.dec.com (USENET News System)
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: hussar.dco.dec.com
  8. Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Washington ULTRIX Resource Center
  9. References: <1992Jul26.100825.13071@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1992Jul26.211639.29453@decuac.dec.com> <3146@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
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  11. Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 01:34:14 GMT
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  14. atkinson@itd.nrl.navy.mil (Randall Atkinson) writes:
  15.  
  16. >  The other terms were OK, but the term "trusted" usually refers to a
  17. >component believed not to compromise a multilevel security policy
  18. >(e.g. Bell-Lapadula).
  19. >  I would suggest just using "application gateway" instead.
  20.  
  21.     Excellent suggestion and duly noted. I will now go fix up various
  22. documentation and stuff in progress.
  23.  
  24. mjr.
  25.