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- bastion host.
A secure server (typically UNIX, Windows NT, or Linux based) that provides essential services to the outside world.
Anonymous FTP server, World Wide Web server services, Domain Name System services, incoming e-mail (SMTP) services to deliver e-mail to the company, and Internet proxy services for internal hosts are all examples of the types of services provided by bastion hosts.
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