A stateful inspection firewall ________.
A)applies a set of rules to each incoming and outgoing IP packet and then forwards or discards the packet
B)controls TCP traffic by creating a directory of outbound TCP connections
C)acts as a relay of application-level traffic
D)sets up two TCP connections,one between itself and a TCP user on an inner host and one between itself and a TCP user on an outside host

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A stateful inspection firewall monitors the state of active connections and uses this information to determine which network packets to allow through the firewall. It creates a directory of outbound TCP connections to track the state of each connection.

A Stateful Inspection Firewall ________