[c-nsp] A good SSL VPN Solution ?

[Jason LeBlanc]

On Jan 21, 2010, at 9:08 AM, Chris Wopat wrote:

>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Can you advise me a good vpn ssl solution for accessing Office LAN
>> from my desktop computer without having to install a client software ?
>> We should be able to access machines with ssh, http, imap and https.
>> 
>> Are cisco asa appliances a good solution for this purpose ? In this
>> case, what bundle would one choose for about 50 users ?
>> 
>> I've already tried adito, which is a good open source product, it
>> forked into a proprietary solution, SSL Explorer.
> 
> If you need only a client VPN that tunnels to your network. ASA with
> Anyconnect Essentials license works well and is inexpensive. If you a
> more advanced setup that will give your VPN users a "Portal" with
> links to things such as intranet pages, remote desktop sessions, file
> shares, etc you should definitely check out Juniper's SSLVPN SA-XXXX
> (IVE) devices as they are incredible boxes:
> 
> http://www.juniper.net/in/en/products-services/security/sa-series/
> 
> The downside is that these devices are only SSLVPN endpoints, not firewalls.
> 
> --Chris

This is exactly right.  I agree 100%.

//LeBlanc
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