Short and sweet run down on what to think about before selecting a VPN solution for your company's remote access.
One of the biggest considerations with IPSec is that client software is required. SSL VPNs traditonally use the browser as a client. While this increases mobility (any terminal with a browser will work), it requires data and applications to come through the browser presenation layer. The referenced NWFusion article states that file sharing isn't native to most SSL VPNs, which is true, but there are products, such as Citrix Metaframe that enable file and disk sharing support, as well as access to legacy applications through a browser portal which can make the SSL option more useful for enterprises.
Posted by Diana at May 27, 2003 03:12 PM