Unfortunately there are some sets of requirements which require this type of configuration. The PCI-DSS comes to mind for those who deal with credit card transactions. -Justin On Wednesday, January 12, 2011, Dobbins, Roland <rdobbins@arbor.net> wrote:
On Mar 21, 2007, at 5:41 AM, Tarig Ahmed wrote:
Security guy told me is not correct to assign public ip to a server, it should have private ip for security reasons.
He's wrong.
Is it true that NAT can provide more security?
No, it makes things worse from an availability perspective. Servers should never be NATted or placed behind a stateful firewall.
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