Re: SSL VPN vs. IPSec VPN

[Christopher Hicks <chicks () chicks net>]

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005, Joe Mazzotti wrote:
>     I'd like to get some opinions on the pro's and con's of using an
> SSL VPN vs. using IPSec VPN for remote access to our corporate office.
> The idea is to eliminate 3rd party software and use a web based VPN
> solution to lower support cost.  Our options (aside from keeping our
> current IPSec software and VPN concentrator) are to use the web based
> VPN on the concentrator (Cisco VPN3000 series) or use SSL VPN.
>
> Does anyone have any links to decent articles comparing IPSec to SSL
> based VPN security?  What are your opinions?

I'd strongly encourage you to consider OpenVPN.  We've been very pleased 
with it.  Setting up IPSEC was a major pain and the crypto isn't as week 
as SSL.  OpenVPN works with Linux and Windows clients and its easy to 
setup.

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