Which of the following is a hardware requirement that either an IDS/IPS system or a proxy server must have in order to properly function?

The correct answer is B. They must be dual-homed. Dual-homed or dual-homing can refer to either an Ethernet device that has more than one network interface, for redundancy purposes, or in firewall technology, dual-homed is one of the firewall architectures, such as an IDS/IPS system, for implementing preventive security…

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AFast processor to help with network traffic analysis
BThey must be dual-homed
CSimilar RAM requirements
DFast network interface cards

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4% (1)
B
79% (19)
C
4% (1)
D
13% (3)

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Dual-homed or dual-homing can refer to either an Ethernet device that has more than one network interface, for redundancy purposes, or in firewall technology, dual-homed is one of the firewall architectures, such as an IDS/IPS system, for implementing preventive security. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-homed

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