Which among the following are the purposes of deploying a Firewall? 1. Examine each packet arriving from Internet 2. Prevent unauthorised access 3. Block suspicious activity 4. Interconnect telephones Select the answer using the code given below:

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2 and 3 only. Firewalls are primarily deployed to prevent unauthorized access and block suspicious activity. The official UPSC key considers statement 1 technically incorrect, likely because modern stateful/application firewalls evaluate connection states, not just isolated packets blindly arriving from the Internet.

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1 and 2 only

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1, 3 and 4

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1, 2 and 3

Which among the following are the purposes of deploying a Firewall? 1. Examine each packet arriving from Internet 2. Prevent unauthorised access 3. Block suspicious activity 4. Interconnect telephones Select the answer using the code given below:

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