VPN Technology

Hetal Presswala

July 08, 2008

What is VPN ?
 Virtual Private Network (VPN) is the private
connection over an open network
 VPN includes authentication, encryption and
labeling to protect data integrity and
confidentiality

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Types of VPN

 Client to Site (IPSec)

 Site to Site (IPSec)
 SSL

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IPSec Vs SSL VPN
IPSec
 Increase Administrative cost
 IP enable service
 Moderate secure
 Client side scalability issue
 Application response is fast
SSL
 Clientless access
 Web enable service
 Highly secure
 Scalable
 Application response is moderate
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VPN on Private network
 Packet travels between offices using given below
methodology
 L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
 PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol)
 GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation)
 MPLS Tunnel (Multi Packet label switching)

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L2TP
 Layer 2 remote access VPN protocol
 Combines and extends PPTP and L2F (Cisco
supported protocol)
 Weak authentication and encryption
 Does not include packet authentication, data
integrity, or key management

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PPTP
 Layer 2 remote access VPN distributed with
Windows product family
 Addition to Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
 Allows multiple Layer 3 Protocols
 Uses proprietary authentication and encryption
 Limited user management and scalability

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GRE
 Unencrypted tunnel
 Provide virtual connection
 Does not include packet authentication

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MPLS Tunnel

 Unencrypted tunnel
 Virtual Private Wire Services (VPWS) the CE sees
one or more point-to-point connections, similar to
a leased line or ATM virtual
 Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS), the CE
connects to a private layer 2 switch
 Layer-3 VPN (including BGP/MPLS VPN), the CE
connects to a private layer 3 router
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VPN Advantages
 Increase productivity
 Flexible working Hours
 Scalable infrastructure
 Centralized security and access control
 Infrastructure cost reduction

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