Barracuda Networks VERSION SP4 manual Automatic Rule Configuration, 28Security Alert windows

9.9.2Automatic Rule Configuration

If Ask for unknown outgoing/incoming connections has been activated in the Firewall Settings view (9.9 Administration - Firewall Settings Wizard, page 120), an unknown application/service requesting network connection will trigger a Security Alert pop-up window requesting authorisation.

Fig. 9–28Security Alert windows

Message counter

Switches to next/previous message

Windows Vista: If you don’t have access to the dialog (figure 9–28),then please contact your system administrator.

The following information is included in the Security Alert window:

Table 9–12Connection request details summarized in the Security Alert window

Column	Description
Date/Time	Time of the connection request.
Local	Application requesting the connection.
Server/Program
Path	Complete path to the application requesting the connection.
User	User responsible for the connection request.
Source/Destination	Connection source and target destination/port.
Service	Service requesting the connection.
Message Counter	Number of security alerts that are to be considered. Click the	arrows to scroll through the alert windows.
More Info	Click this link to open the Barracuda NG Firewall online help file.

•Select the Remember this answer checkbox (default: selected) to allow or deny a connection request permanently. Selecting the checkbox automatically creates a corresponding rule in the Configuration area of the Barracuda NG Personal Firewall, including required Network, Service, Application and User Objects (9.8 Configuration, page 103). If cleared, the connection request is granted temporarily for this one specific connection request only.

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