Each connection allowed by a Security Gateway, will have a real entry and some symbolic link
entries in the connections state table. The symbolic link entries point back to the real entry using
this:
A.
date and time of the connection establishment.
B.
serial number of the real entry.
C.
6-tuple.
D.
memory pointer.
Symbolic Link allows Check Point kernel to anticipate the possible subsequent connections for the new session.
Points to a real entry
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