Secure Network Administrationadvanced
Explain why the lab's Destination NAT rule uses Internet as both the original source zone and original destination zone.
Answer
The incoming packet originates in the Internet zone and is initially addressed to the firewall's Internet-facing address, so the original packet is associated with the Internet zone as both source and destination. The NAT rule then translates the destination address to the DMZ web server. This reflects the packet's original path into the firewall's NAT process; the translated destination is not the same as the original destination zone.
Explanation
### What a good answer covers
- The packet comes from an Internet host, so its original source zone is Internet.
- It is initially addressed to the firewall's Internet-facing address, so the original destination zone is also Internet.
- The NAT rule translates the original destination to the DMZ server at 172.16.10.10.
- NAT matching describes the original packet; the translated destination describes the forwarded target.
### The concept
A firewall evaluates NAT rules using the packet's original attributes and then applies the configured translation. The lab's Internet-to-Internet original-packet selection may seem unexpected because the server is in the DMZ, but the packet is first sent to the firewall's Internet-side address. The security policy and NAT rule have related but distinct roles in enabling access to the server.
### Terms
- **Original packet**: The packet as it arrives before the NAT rule changes an address.
- **Translated destination**: The destination address after Destination NAT is applied.
### Remember
For NAT matching, consider where the packet is addressed before translation.
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