SSL VPN or reverse proxy?

["Dan Lynch" <DLynch () placer ca gov>]

> From a security perspective, when placed front ending an intranet web
server that itself is SSL-enabled, is there any difference between an
SSL VPN appliance, and a simple HTTP reverse proxy that performs
authentication? Is there some class of threat that is addressed better
by the SSL VPN, or not at all by the reverse proxy?



Dan Lynch, CISSP
Information Technology Analyst
County of Placer
Auburn, CA