T3 2018 - MIT BN305: Virtual Private Network Report Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive overview of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), covering various aspects of the technology. The report begins with an introduction to VPNs, highlighting their purpose of creating secure and private networks. It then delves into the need for VPNs, discussing the limitations of earlier networking methods and the advantages of using VPNs. The report explores the concept of hybrid networks, which combine the benefits of both public and private networks. It then discusses authentication methods, firewall configurations, and tunneling techniques used in VPNs. Different types of VPN implementations, including intranet, extranet, and remote access, are also examined. The report concludes by summarizing the advantages of VPNs, such as flexibility, efficiency, and cost savings. The report includes references to relevant research papers, providing a solid foundation for understanding the topic. This assignment solution is designed to help students understand the concepts of VPNs and their practical applications.

Virtual Private Network
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Table of Content
 Introduction
 Need of VPN
 Hybrid network
 Authentication
 Firewall configuration
 Tunneling
 Types of VPN implementation
 Advantages
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
 It is technology that aims to create network
which is present on physical and private
network.
 VPN needs remote user for the network which
is authenticate and often requires data for
encryption.
 It is mainly needed for disclosure of private
information to large number of authorized
parties.

Need of VPN
The earlier comes up with large number of
disadvantages like
 VPN aims to create own TCP/IP internet
 Leased lines
 Complete isolated network is needed to be
created
 Costlier

Hybrid network
 Making use of advantage of both
global and private networks
 Privatization is mainly done by the
help of leased lines
 It is cost inefficient in nature.

Authentication
 It is a method of checking whether of data is
authorized person and if the data has been
corrupted in nature.
 There are mainly two kind of authentication
 Computer level authentication
 User level Authentication

Firewall configuration
 It tends to provide security to network and
continuity of the business
 It can easily prevent various kind of attack
and secure the data.
 VPN server is need for in front of the given
firewall.
 VPN server can be easily behind the given
firewall.

Tunneling
 It is a virtual point to point based connection
which is done through a public based network.
It is mainly needed for transport of the given
encapsulated based datagrams.
 It comes up with two end points that is remote
access and site to site.

Type of VPN implementation
There are three types VPN
implementation that are
 Intranet
 Extranet
 Remote access

Advantages
 Flexibility for growth
 Efficiency along with broadband based
technology
 Reduces long distance telephone
charges
 Cost of operation

Conclusion
 VPN products are considered to be much different from vendors as it is not
compatible due to problem. Any kind of attempting of mix and match comes up
with large number of technological problems. The equipment may not give a
great amount of cost saving.

References
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 [4] Dorri, A., Steger, M., Kanhere, S.S. and Jurdak, R., 2017. Blockchain: A
distributed solution to automotive security and privacy. IEEE Communications
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