Application of SSL/VPN

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APPLICATION OF SSL/VPN
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Table of Contents
Introduction:.......................................................................................................... 2
Discussion:............................................................................................................. 2
The significance of VPN for contemporary organisations:..................................2
Application of SSL/VPN:...................................................................................... 2
1. Authentication and Access Control..............................................................2
2. Confidentiality and Integrity........................................................................6
3. Anti-Replay.................................................................................................. 6
Conclusion:............................................................................................................ 7
References:............................................................................................................ 8

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Introduction:
This report has analysed importance of VPN for organisations to secure data over
a network. In this context, SSL/VPN is chosen over IPSEC/VPN and application of
this VPN is discussed in this report.
The report discuss various concepts related to SSL/VPN such as Authentication
and Access Control, Confidentiality and Integrity, how this is ensured, important
mechanism related to SSL confidentiality and integrity for enhancing data
security is described in details in this report. Theories related to anti-replay is
discussed as well. Along with theoretical discussion, practical tasks applying
these concepts is analysed in this report for providing a detailed overview about
these theoretical concepts.
Discussion:
The significance of VPN for contemporary organisations:
Today organisations are data are data driven and hence security of these
organizations are of prime importance to the organizations. Hence, it is
extremely important for the contemporary organizations to secure their
organizational data, which might affect their business success in the competitive
market [1]. VPN provides an easy yet effective solution to secure these data
through encryption, which makes it a significant choice for data security.
Application of SSL/VPN:
1. Authentication and Access Control
1.1. Communication of browser with server
When communicating with sever, the browser ensures that it is communicating
to the right server. However this not a simple process and there are various
process that is required for this. This report discuss this technique in details.

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