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Re: VPN protocols
From: aditya.mukadam () gmail com
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:30:11 -0600
Alex, Its quite an interesting and a broad question. The answers you would receive would not be unique however it will be good to understand the view points. Since you donot want a specific VPN products, I will try to answer in non-technical language. Factors : 1) Main point: amount of security needed for comunication? Doesn't matter: Go for PPTP or L2TP Must : IPSec or SSL 2) Will users be connecting while traveling/home i.e Remote Access solution ? or two company locations needs to communicate securely i.e. Site to Site ? Remote Access: PPTP, L2TP, IPsec Client or SSL VPN Site to Site: IPSec only !!! 3) Budget less: PPTP or L2TP good: IPSec or SSL. and if you need remote access, I would recommend SSL because your helpdesk would not get call for installing the IPSec Software, configuring it.In SSL VPN , all you need is your SSL compatible browser ! 4) Choice between installing software vs browser based Ok to install software of PC: IPsec No ! I dont want any software or client : SSL I dont want to install any software but if there is something in built ,I don't mind using it: PPTP, L2TP 5) Ease of configuring the VPN Gateways: More of less equal ( cos you can find the configuration guides etc on internet ). IPSec with different OS can get into issues ! 6) Number of users using VPN less users: doesn't make business sense to invest in a vendor solution.So you would like to use something which would be inbuilt in windows. PPTP and L2TP can be used in such cases. more users:If its a big rollout, you would definitely wanna go for either SSL or IPSec 7) Comparable Speed ( this is debatable, but below id my view). IPSec is faster than SSL Other factors could be: type of users ( techie or non-techie), ease of troubleshooting etc Hope this helps. Please let me know if you have questions. Thanks, Aditya Govind Mukadam
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