Re: SSL VPN or reverse proxy?

[Jared Curtis <jared () w00ttech com>]

SSL VPN's perform tunneling and can route IP traffic though the tunnel
to any resource.  Reverse proxy does not route standard IP traffic.

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Dan Lynch <DLynch () placer ca gov> wrote:
> 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