SSL VPN (secure sockets layer virtual private network) vendors are introducing features that directly compete with traditional IPsec VPNs. SSL VPNs have certain advantages over IPsec solutions ...

Thus, you might want to choose a VPN concentrator that lists within its feature sets “automatic cache cleanup after session termination to ensure privacy of data,” as the NetGear SSL device does.

While SSL VPN seems to stealing away most of the limelight, Nokia, which happens to be a top vendor of VPN solutions, recently announced an array of new VPN products based on IPsec.

I see two primary types of VPN options – IPSecurity (IPSec) and SSL VPN. Which is the best way to go? – Via the Internet The answer is – it depends.

Yet IPsec VPN, the more established technology, shows no signs of declining. Indeed, it has many features that give it the edge over SSL VPN.

Network-based encryption such as SSL and IPsec can help guard against security threats to IoT gateways and devices. For this writer, IPsec is the better option.

His solution: Replace the companys existing IPSec VPN with an SSL-based VPN. Alexza is one of a growing number of companies opting for SSL technology.

However, as with IPSec VPNs, there are also substantial limitations inherent to SSL VPNs. These include the lack of client-server application support without custom connectors, the inability to ...

The study predicts that by 2008, SSL VPNs will be the primary remote access method for most businesses. Sales of SSL VPN gear were up 26 per cent in the first three quarters of 2006.

Juniper Networks Inc. is upgrading its remote access platform to support IPSec or SSL sessions, deciding on the fly which technology is better suited for the current connection.