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Is allowing more traffic for one source IP address on the firewall a security risk ?

Ruud_
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Is allowing more traffic for one source IP address on the firewall a security risk ?

Hi,

I have a "security" question regarding the use of internal virtual ports.

Now I use for each role a separate Source IP and use this IP in the firewall so that the specific traffic can go through.. But this means I can't use multiple roles for one realm because a realm only takes use of the first Source IP Address and therefore besides the first role, all other roles are blocked and I can't use them.

To solve this issue I would like to use one Source IP address for all roles used by a department. This way I can assign all the roles to the realm of the department. This means also that for one source IP address I need to allow more destination IPs and Ports in the firewall then in my original set up.

My question: Is allowing more traffic for one source IP address on the firewall a security risk or can it be better spread by using more source IP addresses?

I hope my question is clear, if not do not hesitate to ask.

Greets.