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ð wirtual Private Network is a type of private
network that uses public telecommunication,
such as the Internet, instead of leased lines to
communicate.

ð Became popular as more employees worked in

remote locations.

ð Terminologies to understand how wPNs work.

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¢ mployees can access the network (Intranet)
from remote locations.

¢ Secured networks.

¢ The Internet is used as the backbone for wPNs

¢ Saves cost tremendously from reduction of

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(From Gartner Consulting)

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uTwo connections ± one is made to the
Internet and the second is made to the
wPN.
uDatagrams ± contains data, destination
and source information.
uFirewalls ± wPNs allow authorized users
to pass through the firewalls.
uProtocols ± protocols create the wPN
tunnels.
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¢ [uthentication ± validates that the data was
sent from the sender.
¢ [ccess control ± limiting unauthorized users
from accessing the network.
¢ Confidentiality ± preventing the data to be
read or copied as the data is being
transported.
¢ Data Integrity ± ensuring that the data has not
been altered
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Œncryption -- is a method of ³scrambling´
data before transmitting it onto the
Internet.

ŒPublic Key ncryption Technique

ŒDigital signature ± for authentication

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ðPPTP -- Point-
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to--Point Tunneling Protocol

ðL2TP -- Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol

ðIPsec -- Internet Protocol Security

ðSOCKS ± is not used as much as the

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wPNs?

¢ 3 types
¢ Intranet ± ithin an organization
¢  tranet ± Outside an organization
¢ Õemote [ccess ± mployee to Business
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Ñ 3 types
Ñ Hardware
Ñ Firewall
Ñ Software
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Ñ Usually a wPN type of router

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‰ Highest network throughput ‰ Cost
‰ Plug and Play ‰ Lack of fle ibility
‰ Dual-purpose
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Ñ More security?

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‰ ³Harden´ Operating System ‰ Still relatively costly
‰ Tri-purpose
‰ Cost-effective
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Ñ Ideal for 2 end points not in same org.
Ñ Great when different firewalls implemented

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‰ Fle ible ‰ Lack of efficiency
‰ Low relative cost ‰ More labor
training required
‰ Lower
productivity; higher
labor costs
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Ñ liminating the need for e pensive long
long--distance
leased lines
Ñ Õeducing the long-
long-distance telephone charges
for remote access.
Ñ Transferring the support burden to the service
providers
Ñ Operational costs

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ðfficiency with broadband technology

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wPNs require an in-
in-depth understanding of
public network security issues and proper
deployment of precautions

[vailability and performance depends on factors

largely outside of their control

Immature standards

wPNs need to accommodate protocols other

than IP and e isting internal network technology
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Large-scale encryption between multiple
Large-
fi ed sites such as remote offices and
central offices

Network traffic is sent over the branch

office Internet connection

This saves the company hardware and

management e penses
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Œncrypted connections between mobile or
remote users and their corporate networks
ŒÕemote user can make a local call to an ISP, as
opposed to a long distance call to the corporate
remote access server.
ŒIdeal for a telecommuter or mobile sales people.
ŒwPN allows mobile workers & telecommuters to
take advantage of broadband connectivity.
i.e. DSL, Cable
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clients to purchase online safely

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 able to securely transfer sales data or customer info

between stores & the headquarters

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transferred safely within departments & branches

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CwS Pharmaceutical Corporation upgraded their
frame relay network to an IP wPN

IT Foilmark secured remote location orders,

running reports, & internet/intranet
communications w/ a 168-
168-bit encryption by
switching to OpenÕeach wPN

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[s the wPN market becomes larger, more
applications will be created along with
more wPN providers and new wPN types.
Networks are e pected to converge to
create an integrated wPN
Improved protocols are e pected, which
will also improve wPNs.