Re: GRE Tunnels without IPSEC risks.

[Mike Hale <eyeronic.design () gmail com>]

GRE, by itself, doesn't encrypt anything.  It *encapsulates* the
payload, but doesn't encrypt it.

If you want to make sure the data is encrypted, you'll need to run
IPSec on that tunnel.

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 2:10 AM, Maps1 <maps1 () btinternet com> wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> Our network guys have been implementing wireless access points in a remote office, which will then use a GRE VPN link 
> back to our main office to connect to the wireless controller.
>
> In other remote offices where we have full WAN links back to the main office, we have configured the APs to use IPSEC 
> tunnels for this communication. Unfortunately, these don't seem to work through the VPN GRE tunnels used in the 
> smaller offices.
>
> Please could someone help me to understand the risks (if any) involved in setting the AP communication to not use 
> IPSEC tunnels, but to rely on the encryption on the GRE VPN tunnel instead?
>
> Thanks!
>
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