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The SSL VPN Technical Primer

Overview Businesses today depend on virtual private networks (VPNs) to provide remote users with anywhere, anytime connectivity. Of course, not all VPNs are created equally. Download this white paper from Aventail to learn why a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN is more secure than one built on the IPSec standard. The paper compares the features and benefits of both technologies and explains why SSL VPNs are easier to use and cheaper to administer and support than are IPSec VPNs.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Aventail	File Format	PDF
Date Published	December 2005	Downloads	182
Format	White Papers
Topics	VPNs, Remote Access - RA Servers, SSL - TLS

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