Managing the Firewall Rule Base: Explicit and Implied Rules These are the types of rules in the Rule Base: Explicit rules - Rules that you create to configure which connections the Firewall allows Implied rules - Rules that are based on settings in the Global Properties menu Implied rules allow connections for different services that the Security Gateway uses. For example, the Accept Control Connections option allows packets that control these services: · Installing the security policy on a Security Gateway · Sending logs from a Security Gateway to the Security Management server · Connecting to third party applications, such as RADIUS and TACACS authentication servers Order of Rule Enforcement: Make sure that you understand the importance of the order of rule enforcement to maximize the security of the Firewall. The Firewall always enforces the first rule that matches a connection. It does not enforce later rules tha
