Hi Robert, Thank you for coming back to me. I have a client who is pushing for VDI (HTTPS) instead of VPN (IPSEC) and I’m wondering whether there is a security standpoint I can argue or if its just as secure. I am also limited to the native OSX/Windows VPN clients which currently support a maximum of aes256-sha256-prfsha256-ecp256-modp2048 (Windows does not support ecp)
Apart from IPSEC being Layer 3 and HTTP being Layer 6, meaning that should a VPN client be infected with a worm, it is easier for that worm to infect the network, I’m struggling to see another security argument. Data encrypted over RSA 4096 SHA-2 on paper seems a secure connection. Whereas IKE also uses a certificate to do the KeyExchange before logging in and then encrypting the data with ESP, so the ciphers used on ESP I feel is the comparison that needs to be made. I will have a read of that Cipher suites page, but if I remember correctly, it is not a comparison but a standpoint. C > On 19 Jul 2018, at 05:51, Robert Leonard <rjlcontract...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't really know where to start with this article. It appears to be > sponsored by OpenVPN, and is written from the perspective of a home user, not > a security standpoint. I > I would suggest taking a look at the documentation for the Cipher suites > rather than taking this article at face value. > > https://wiki.strongswan.org/projects/strongswan/wiki/IKEv2CipherSuites > <https://wiki.strongswan.org/projects/strongswan/wiki/IKEv2CipherSuites> > > Most importantly, what is your use case? > > > > On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 6:23 PM Christian Salway > <christian.sal...@naimuri.com <mailto:christian.sal...@naimuri.com>> wrote: > I was just doing some research focusing on the security of the data over a > VPN connection - and the chap in the following link has marked OpenVPN, which > uses RSA, as being more secure than IKEv2 IPSEC > > https://thebestvpn.com/pptp-l2tp-openvpn-sstp-ikev2-protocols/ > <https://thebestvpn.com/pptp-l2tp-openvpn-sstp-ikev2-protocols/> > > So my question is, in your opinion, do you rate IKEv2 IPSEC more secure than > an RSA encrypted VPN like OpenVPN > > > -- > Rob Leonard > RJL Contracting > Cell: (248) 403 4817 > E-Mail: rjlcontract...@gmail.com <mailto:rjlcontract...@gmail.com>
