> On 04/12/10 10:41, Andrew Schulman wrote: >> Thanks very much for this discussion, Samuli. >> >> >>> I discussed the relative merits of application-layer and data link / >>> network-layer SSL VPN's with James (CEO of OpenVPN) a while back. We >>> concluded that the main advantage of an application-layer SSL VPN (such >>> as ALS) is that it does not require a separate client installation >>> (besides a web browser). >>> >> This is indeed, for our site, a key advantage. I and several of my users >> work >> on locked-down systems at work, where we don't have privileges to install >> software, nevermind to install and configure (virtual) network interfaces. >> But >> we are able to browse HTTPS sites and run Java applets within our browsers, >> and >> this allows us to get complete connectivity through ALS. For us, that's >> where >> the value is. >> >> Andrew. >> >> >> > Hi, > > First, thank you Samuli, for all that work you have done to manage > Adito/ALS and keep it as a free project. > > Same for us : The value in Adito/ALS stays in its "client free" > solution. The signed pre-configured java applet is the main reason why > int the past we chose sslExplorer and migrated to Adito/ALS. > > Jacques Landru
Thanks for your comments, guys! Running the Adito/ALS project has been fun and _very_ educational. Now we'd need somebody to start work on a similar project done with an eye for the community-driven development model. Probably the only part of Adito/ALS that could be reused is the Agent - either client part (incl. the applet) or both client and server parts. The second option would provide SSL-tunneling and would be simple enough to maintain as an OSS project. Also, it would not be tied to the obsolete Struts Classic framework as it operates outside the scope of the webapp. However, even separating the Agent would be a lot of work due to tight integration of all components in ALS. Samuli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Openvpn-als-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-als-devel
