🔥 Windows Firewall

🎯 Learning Objective

• Learn independently
• Observe and understand the functioning of the Windows Firewall

📜 Statement

Part 1: 90 minutes

As a team, you need to create a document that explains how the Windows Firewall works. You must at least cover the following topics:

• What is a firewall?
• How does the Windows Firewall work? What is an inbound and outbound rule?
• What are the default rules? How do they protect the computer?
• Explain the rules and their configuration by protocols (TCP, UDP), ports, and applications.
• Network profiles (private, public, domain) and their impact on the firewall.
• Firewall management interfaces (e.g., graphical interface and PowerShell)
• How to allow an application?
• How to block an application?
• If outbound connection is allowed and inbound connection is blocked, how can the remote server respond?
• Basic troubleshooting verification (firewall logs, etc.)

Start by conducting individual research on the topic for 45 minutes. Then, pool your knowledge to create an explanatory document.

Resources:

• Windows Firewall
• Windows Firewall 2

important

Submit the document on Omnivox before the end of the session.

Part 2: 30 minutes

We will have a class review of the work done by each team.