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bastion host

A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | 344 words | Copyright

bastion host A computer which stands between a secure network and the Internet. It protects the computers in the secure network from attack since an intruder has to circumnavigate the security controls on the bastion host before it can contact a computer residing on the secure network. A bastion host is often referred to simply as a bastion.

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