Question 51 · 647 in bank
Software firewalls work at which layer of the OSI model?
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Answer: D
Explanation
Point is not, if firewall is or not an application. Is, obviously. And as application, that fw works at OSI layer 7. Point is, what OSI layer that fw is inspecting. If you filter based on IP address (for example), you can say that your firewall is filtering at layer 3. If you filter specific ports, you can say you're filtering at layer 4. If your firewall inspects specific protocol states or data, you can say it operates at layer 7. Software fw usually inspects OSI layer 2 pdus. So, data link :)
Source: Adapted from community discussion — Bodescu