What is DMZ in networking?

Bahans Sallu picture Bahans Sallu · Mar 13, 2010 · Viewed 36.6k times · Source

I have to configure a Java application which is hosted in side a corporate network. So what is DMZ and how to get through to expose the services?

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user151323 picture user151323 · Mar 13, 2010

DMZ (network):

In computer security, a DMZ, or demilitarized zone is a physical or logical subnetwork that contains and exposes an organization's external services to a larger untrusted network, usually the Internet. The term is normally referred to as a DMZ by IT professionals. It is sometimes referred to as a Perimeter Network. The purpose of a DMZ is to add an additional layer of security to an organization's Local Area Network (LAN); an external attacker only has access to equipment in the DMZ, rather than any other part of the network.