Re: VPN solution needed (linux<->win32) or (nt<->win32)

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () research att com>]

In message <015D2735C597D31191530008C733EDE304BD84 () mercury lanston com>, sean.k
elly () lanston com writes:

> IPSec is a likely candidate as well: http://www.ipsec.com/ .  It's avaiable
> for free for linux (you might have to look around for a port), cisco routers
> (if not now then soon), Windows (PGPNet -- free for non-commercial use --
> and perhaps other products as well),

There are many commercial IPsec packages for Windows.

> and will be built-in to Win2k
> (supposedly) to replace their existing VPN scheme.

It's definitely there.  Microsoft has even announced an interoperability test 
site.

> It appears to be the
> emerging standard for secure IP-based communication -- ssh2 uses IPSec as
> well.

No, it doesn't.  But SSH as a company is building some IPsec products.


                --Steve Bellovin