Juniper and friends offer something like this too... essentially these are just "SSL VPNs". It works the same way as openvpn, but have automagic client configs and downloads
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Edward Ned Harvey > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> And the license is dirt cheap. $70 one-time, for 25 users. “Cisco >> AnyConnect Essentials.” Plus I pay $30/yr to godaddy for a SSL cert. > > From what Cisco told me, the "Essentials" license will match the maximum > number of IPSec VPN clients for the ASA device, so the cost and number of > users supported will vary depending on the model - I have 5520s, so the > license is good for 750 clients and is about $150 per ASA device. > > Downsides of the Essentials license include: > - It only works with ASA version 8.2.x or later. > - It can't be used in combination with the AnyConnect Premium license, so if > you want Cisco Secure Desktop or clientless SSL VPN capabilities, you're out > of luck. > > The Premium license is a lot more expensive (around $2000 for 25 users) and > is licensed on a concurrent user basis. If you have multiple ASA devices - > even in an active/passive configuration, you need to purchase a license for > each box. This means that you'll pay $4000 for 25 concurrent users. This was > the only option available before ASA 8.2.x. I almost ripped out the entire > setup until they. > > Cisco also introduced a shared license server option in 8.2.x for the > Premium license which would fix the aforementioned issue, however, it's only > available when you license 500 clients. > > Cisco is starting to get the message, but needs to get more pressure from > their customers to stop killing functionality (i.e. no Cisco IPsec client > for 64 bit OS) and then gouging their customers for new features replacing > it. > > Taylor > > _______________________________________________ > bblisa mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa > _______________________________________________ bblisa mailing list [email protected] http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa
