Which of the following statements pertaining to packet filtering is incorrect?

The correct answer is D. It keeps track of the state of a connection. Packet filtering is used in the first generation of firewalls and does not keep track of the state of a connection. Stateful packet filtering does.

Submitted by takeshi77· Apr 18, 2026Network and Communications Security

Question

Which of the following statements pertaining to packet filtering is incorrect?

Options

AIt is based on ACLs.
BIt is not application dependant.
CIt operates at the network layer.
DIt keeps track of the state of a connection.

How the community answered

(22 responses)

A
9% (2)
C
5% (1)
D
86% (19)

Explanation

Packet filtering is used in the first generation of firewalls and does not keep track of the state of a connection. Stateful packet filtering does.

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#Packet filtering#Firewalls#Network security#Stateless vs Stateful

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