VPN vs SSL

[fishin]

Hello,

I work at a fortune 500 company where we receive many
request to connect our network with business partners
over the Internet.  We have both VPN's and SSL
connections.  What I'm looking for is a trade-off
matrix (I'll be creating one probably) that will
include when you use VPN or SSL and why.  I realize
that VPN's will encrypt all traffic while SSL will
take care of HTTP application traffic.  I also know
that SSL is easier is to implement because everyone
has browsers today.  I know that VPN's seem to have
better authentication (assuming we don't use certs
with SSL), but again our HTTP users want to use
SSLbecause its easier.

I also understand once IPSec clients are provided on
each desktop (Windows 2000 for example) that VPN's
will probably become even easier to deploy from
aclient standpoint.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,Doug

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