SSL VPN: Understanding, evaluating and planning secure, web-based remote access

This book provides a detailed technical and business introduction to SSL VPN. It explains how SSL VPN devices work along with their benefits and pitfalls. As well as covering SSL VPN technologies, the book also looks at how to authenticate and educate users—a vital element in ensuring that the security of remote locations is not compromised. After that, you will see strategies for making legacy applications accessible via the SSL VPN. Written in a highly readable style, it provides a vendor-neutral introduction to SSL VPN technology for system architects, analysts, and managers engaged in evaluating and planning an SSL VPN implementation.

You will learn: * How SSL VPN technology works, and how it fits into existing network architectures * Evaluating SSL VPN for your organization * What to look out for when talking to vendors * How to plan an SSL VPN implementation for your business * Educating staff to maintain SSL VPN security * Strategies for providing access to internal legacy applications via SSL VPN * Likely trends and possibilities for the future of SSL VPN