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Re: Easy VPNs?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ian Grigg)
Sat Oct 11 20:36:07 2003
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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 16:25:45 -0400
From: Ian Grigg <iang@systemics.com>
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To: Dave Howe <DaveHowe@gmx.co.uk>
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Dave Howe wrote:
> so as I say - think of vpn as two components - intercept (the virtual
> network functionality) and transport (a secure, authenticated,
> encapsulated communications standard) and how vpn over *anything* becomes
> more clear.
Thanks. That's the key! Then, the answer
might really be that a good system would
do the transport over UDP it if could, or
it would fall back to a connection in the
worst case.
You know, when placed in that context, the
discussion of whether the transport is done
over SSL, IPSec, or carrier pigeons is a
storm in a teacup. If someone is concerned,
buy the upgrade that gets you the better
transport.
iang
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