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SSL-VPN 
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SSL-VPN stands for Secure Socket Layer Virtual
Private Network. It is a term used to refer to any device that is capable of creating
a semi permanent encrypted tunnel over the public network between two private machines
or networks to pass non-protocol specific, or arbitrary traffic. This tunnel can
carry all forms of traffic between these two machines meaning it is encrypting on
a link basis, not on a per application basis.
It is a mechanism provided to communicate securely
between two points with an insecure network in between them.
Benefits of using SSL VPN:
• Improves work force productivity since Employees and contractors can perform tasks
even when not physically present in their usual work facilities.
• Easy deployment since it does not require any special client software to be installed.
• Provides more security options.
• Improved manageability due to highly configurable access control capabilities,
health checks etc.
• Lowers costs because of the Increased self-service capabilities for conducting
business with outside parties such as suppliers and customers. Employees can work
remotely on a regular basis (e.g., IT consulting) thereby allowing the organization
to maintain less office space (and save money).
• Increased self-service capabilities for suppliers improve their efficiency, yielding
better-negotiated service/product rates.
• If remote access is used as part of business-continuity strategy, fewer seats
may be necessary at disaster-recovery/business-continuity facilities than if all
workers must work at the secondary site.
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