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Source: NW Fusion - Posted by Pete O'Hara
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One of the annoying aspects of implementing VPNs - getting them to work across corporate firewalls - could be resolved soon based on work by the Internet Engineering Task Force.. . .
One of the annoying aspects of implementing VPNs - getting them to work across corporate firewalls - could be resolved soon based on work by the Internet Engineering Task Force. During its recent meeting in London, the standards-setting body reviewed a proposed standard for network address translation (NAT) that would spell out how IP Security (IPSec) VPN tunnels should traverse firewalls and other NAT devices. Ideally, firewalls and VPNs complement each other, with firewalls blocking intrusion from the Internet and VPNs providing a way to extend secure encrypted tunnels across the Internet to connect network devices. But sometimes, firewalls and VPNs don't work well together, especially when different vendors make the VPN equipment.
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