Undeniably true, VPNs are part of the current trend towards defense in depth that is required when you don't have a true solution.From: ONEILL David J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> VPNs are not the Holy Grail for network security.
Without knowing what you are working on, I can't say whether that's good or not.As a matter of fact, I am suggesting that our project dump its VPN.
Totally accurrate, but irrelevant, since the purpose of a VPN is to ensure security in between endpoints, not at the endpoints. In this particular case, since they were worried about sniffing on a fiber optic line between buildings, it seems to fit the bill nicely.VPNs are only secure when both ends of the tunnel are electronically and physically secure, something that no one can insure with 99.5% certainty.
Chris Berry
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JM Associates
"I can sleep at night because my servers are secure. What's the secret you ask? I filled them with concrete."
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