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The Juniper Networks, Inc. NFX series Network Services Platform with Junos OS 23.4R1 integrate routing, switching, and security functions on a single platform.
The devices support the definition of, and enforce, information flow policies among network nodes, also providing for stateful inspection of every packet that traverses the network and central management to manage the network security policy. All flow of information from one network node to another passes through an instance of the device. Information flow is controlled on the basis of network node addresses, protocol, type of access requested, and services requested. In support of the information flow security functions, the NFX devices ensure that security-relevant activity is audited, that their own functions are protected from potential attacks, and provides the security tools to manage all of the security functions. They provide multi-site Virtual Private Network (VPN) gateway functionality, firewall functionality and also implements Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) functionality, capable of monitoring information flows to detect potential attacks based on pre-defined attack signature and anomaly characteristics in the traffic.
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