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Network Dictionary – Positive Enforcement

2nd August 2012 by 1 Comment

Positive Enforcement is consultant babble for the standard configuration of a firewall or access list to “DENY ALL”.

See also Application Delivery Controller

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  • Mike Crowe

    Within the DoD realm of the US government, the term they’ve tried to standardize (but it’s not often heard) is “DAPE” – Deny All, Permit by Exception.
    Positive Enforcement sounds like it developed out of the whole “participant trophy, everyone’s a winner” mindset. Ugh.