ALSO CALLED: IP VPN Appliances, IPSec VPN Appliances, VPN Concentrators, Virtual Private Network Appliances, and SSL VPN Appliances DEFINITION:
A VPN appliance is a network device equipped with enhanced security features. Also known as an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) VPN appliance, it is in effect a router that provides firewall protection, load balancing, authorization,authentication Definition continues below.
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
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WHITE PAPER: Posted: 29 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2007
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This white paper details the requirements for securely enabling VoIP remote users and why traditional data security products, such as IPSec VPNs, are not able to properly handle them.
VPN APPLIANCES DEFINITION (continued): and encryption for VPNs.
A VPN (virtual private network) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure such as the Internet to provide remote offices or individual users with secure access to their proprietary data. SSL is a commonly-used protocol for managing the security of message transmission on the Internet. The ideal VPN appliance offers central management and multi-platform functionality and is compatible with all essential network applications and legacy VPN Appliances definition sponsored by SearchNetworking.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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