Re: Avantail as a firewall??

[Adam Safier]

Title: Avantail as a firewall??

V-One makes a similar product (but not socks 5) and they will either sell you the gateway or a managed service. (Tell them I refered you.)   Both are proxy based and require NAT on the inside.   IPSec based firewalls can also give you VPN access and NAT becomes optional, depending on network configuration, outbound needs and policy.  Cisco, Check Point and Netscreen lead the pack but there are dozens more.   A breed of products is emerging which uses web pages and your normal browser with SSL to access specific applications.  Essentially a web based VPN.   Finally, there are systems for encrypting data at rest and then granting access based on authentication and user rolls.  You have to have all the right permissions to both access the data and to view it.  Kind of nice from a security point of view since even if systems are compromised it's really hard to see the info.  They even try to block screen shots.   Adam Safier Global Systems & Strategies, Inc (GSS) 7000 Security Blvd, Suite 300 Baltimore, Md. 21244 (443) 436-6393 (410) 281-9193 (Main) [EMAIL PROTECTED]     ----- Original Message ----- From: Miorelli, Robert CORP To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 10:17 AM Subject: Avantail as a firewall?? We have been tasked with the job of letting authenticated users into our network via the internet.  One possible solution is an Avantail system where they put their rack of gear on our site and operate the 'firewall' on our behalf.  All users use their proprietary socks implementation.  What we gain is Avantail managing the users for us (their help desk, etc.).  We don't especially like this solution and are looking for alternatives before we commit to Aventail.  Any other similar products out there that people can recommend?  Any Avantail clients? Note that this is not our main firewall -- we have normal firewalls.  This is for a class of authenticated users who need special access that we do not handle on our current firewall. Thanks for any suggestions. -->BoB Bob Miorelli United Technologies Network Services 25 Holly Drive Newington, CT  06111 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone:  (860) 665-1667 FAX:    (860) 665-1790