A Novel Self Configuring Dynamic Firewall for Load Reduction of Network Administrator

In this paper we propose a system that shall enable network administrator to manage things with ease. The fire wall called DynFirewall proposed by us is a dynamically configurable firewall which configures itself according to user needs. Firewalls protect internal networks from outside attacks. However, to maintain integrity and order in a network we need some mechanism to control unwarranted traffic that spreads from and within that network. We call this mechanism DynFireWall- A dynamic firewall configuration. Since all users in the network are members of the authenticated user group, DynFireWall uses the central authentication system to authorize particular traffic for particular hosts. If all traffic from all internal hosts is authenticated, chances of stray traffic polluting the network shall be minimized. Unlike Al-based systems however, DynFireWall relies on the axiom that humans far exceed computers in the game of determining right things from wrong. Thus, instead of taking decisions on its own, it generates a list of options and solicits manual intervention for choice.