Arrange the steps of firewall policy evaluation in the correct chronological order for an incoming packet.

### The order 1. **Evaluate rules from top to bottom**: the firewall checks the policy list in sequence. 2. **Apply the action of the first matching rule**: a match determines whether the traffic is allowed or denied. 3. **Deny the traffic if no rule matches**: the implicit deny applies at the end of the policy. ### The concept The order of policy rules matters because the firewall processes them sequentially. The implicit deny is not a rule that allows traffic by default; it is the final denial for unmatched traffic. ### Terms - **Implicit deny**: The default denial applied when no policy rule matches. ### Remember Check in order, apply the match, then deny anything left unmatched.