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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Internet Edge Design: SSL VPN Placement?

Internet Edge Design: SSL VPN Placement?

This is another question that arose today. Where do you want place your VPN gateway (SSL or other VPN concentrators) in you internet edge for the network? Should they be placed next to firewalls on the edge, routers, or behind the firewall?

In my opinion, VPN concentrators should be behind a firewall with OOB - Out of Band Management - capabilities, especially if it's a SSL or Web VPN device. Because, HTTP/HTTPs are proned to web based attacks like ssl stripping and SSL VPN has two parts (Web Server and VPN Server).

However, I would like to know what others have to say about it in the community and if there is a better approach.

Please feel free to leave you suggestions and thoughts in the comment section.

Thanks

5 comments:

Quintin T. said...

I have to agree on you with this one as it will be much more secure for sure.
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Quintin T. said...

We share the same thoughts as I think also it's safer that way.
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Len Sandler said...

I have to agree with Quintin. Thank you very much.
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I have to say that's just pretty much it on VPN.

MisYahd said...

VPN connections are one of the best especially when you have a base T connection. Thanks for sharing this short and good post.
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