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Secure Access Landscape: Technology Backgrounder on SSL VPNs
Wednesday, 20th June 2007
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Learn how companies provide secure network access to selected corporate resources for remote/mobile employees, business partners and customers—all on an easy to use single platform.

SSL VPNs have revolutionized the possibilities for extending access to corporate networks. There is an ever increasing demand to provide access to many different kinds of user groups all while maintaining the security of the network and its applications. This independent analysis explores competing technologies and outlines the criteria to be considered when evaluating options for extending the enterprise without compromising the security of the network.

This paper covers technologies in the VPN landscape and how they have evolved to provide granular access to specific applications rather than the entire network, explains the best fit for both SSL VPN and IPSec Solutions, and includes:
  • What is an SSL VPN?
  • IPSec VPN or SSL VPN?
  • Provision by Purpose: Application-Layer or Network-Layer Access?
  • Security



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