Ask HN: Do I need a hardware firewall for my first dedicated server?

Re:Ask HN: Do I need a hardware firewall for my first dedica... by yourabi on Thursday June 10, 2010 @11:06PM (#1422629)

A software firewall should be sufficient at first. It makes sense putting off any additional spending until the app is validated and you start to scale

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Re:Ask HN: Do I need a hardware firewall for my first dedica... by potatofish on Thursday June 10, 2010 @11:19PM (#1422657)

So that means that the OS firewall is safe enough that I shouldn't worry about it being compromised? I suppose the HW firewall could also be compromised, but it does give a bit of extra piece of mind.

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Re:Ask HN: Do I need a hardware firewall for my first dedica... by yourabi on Thursday June 10, 2010 @11:44PM (#1422694)

In isolation yes - it is unlikely the vector of attack would (ever) be the firewall itself. In fact I think system level attacks are less likely than application level attacks (SQL injection, XSS..etc)

I think you really get some performance features (like SSL offloading...etc)

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