When the idea of MPLS VPNs was first discussed, there was a strong notion of competition between MPLS VPNs and IPsec VPNs. Many people voiced concern that MPLS VPN technology does not add significant ...

There are several basic tasks that must typically be addressed when implementing IPsec. In this section we will explore basic tasks common to most of the fundamental IPsec VPN implementations, ...

VPNs date back to the 1990s when the public internet lacked almost any form of security, and the technology was developed to provide secure and cost-effective connections across this insecure ...

IPsec is a suite of protocols that are used to secure internet communications—in fact, the name itself is an abbreviation for Internet Protocol Security. IPsec was first codified in the ’90s, spurred ...

As digital networks grow in complexity, securing data in transit has become a top priority. Cyber threats, ranging from man-in-the-middle attacks to large-scale data breaches, make strong encryption ...

IPv6 is starting to show up in around the Internet. Adoption is slow, but with the magic number of 4 billion- plus IPv4 addresses about to be reached, IPv6 will see a much faster pace of adoption as ...