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Setting up a firewall is a complex and error-prone task. A network may face security issues due to configuration errors.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Voronkov|first1=Artem|last2=Iwaya|first2=Leonardo Horn|last3=Martucci|first3=Leonardo A.|last4=Lindskog|first4=Stefan|date=2018-01-12|title=Systematic Literature Review on Usability of Firewall Configuration|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3130876|journal=ACM Computing Surveys|volume=50|issue=6|pages=1–35|doi=10.1145/3130876|s2cid=6570517|issn=0360-0300|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

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== See also ==