What is the main characteristic of a bastion host?

The correct answer is B. It is a hardened computer implementation. A bastion host is a special purpose computer on a network specifically designed and configured to withstand attack. The computer hosts a single application, for example a proxy server, and all other services are removed or limited to reduce the threat to the computer. It is harde

Submitted by omar99· Apr 18, 2026Network and Communications Security

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AIt is located on the internal network.
BIt is a hardened computer implementation
CIt is a firewall.
DIt does packet filtering.

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B
93% (25)
C
4% (1)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

A bastion host is a special purpose computer on a network specifically designed and configured to withstand attack. The computer hosts a single application, for example a proxy server, and all other services are removed or limited to reduce the threat to the computer. It is hardened in this manner primarily due to its location and purpose, which is either on the outside of the firewall or in the DMZ and usually involves access from untrusted networks or computers.

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#Bastion Host#System Hardening#Network Security Architecture

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