Chapter 7. Proxies, Firewalls, and Routers
"Every link in the chain has its own role to play." | ||
--Samir Datt |
Just as every link in a chain has its own role to play, every component in the network has a role to play and evidence to contribute to our investigation. In this chapter, we will exclusively focus on understanding web proxies, firewalls, and routers; reasons to investigate them; and how this would help in taking the investigation forward.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Getting proxies to confess
- Making firewalls talk
- Tales routers tell