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Re: True Clientless SSLVPN


From: Joe <bitshield () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 20:24:44 +0200

Hi

what do you mean true clientless? All SSL VPN products are
clientless(Except OpenVPN).
I do not agree. If we talk about SSL-VPN (virtual private _network_),
then it is always required to install software, becaus a real VPN
requires layer-3 routing. However most people just mean remote-access
when they talk about SSL-VPN. In such a case a client-less access like
a reverse proxy (with apache, mod_ssl and mod_proxy) is usually
enough.

SSL VPNs allow users to connect securely  only a web browser.. You can
try SSLExplorer (http://sourceforge.net/projects/sslexplorer/) or
another SSL VPN solutions.
Yes and most commercial products (like Aventail and FirePass) also
offer the possibility to use true-client less access.

Regards
Joe


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