VPN configuration

[Stephen Hope]

Of course, you could always use the smae level of encryption over Frame as
over a VPN, and since you are on a private infrastructure, that should be
more secure, as access is more difficult than for Internet.

Stephen

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan Russell [mailto:ryan at SECURITYFOCUS.COM]
> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 6:03 PM
> To: VPN at SECURITYFOCUS.COM
> Subject: Re: VPN configuration
>
>
> On Fri, 12 May 2000, Jeanne Wright wrote:
>
> > I am working on a WAN design for a 130 store retail
> operation in 5 states. I
> > want to do credit card authorizations as well as data
> transfers and web
> > applications. The 2 main designs recommended by different
> companies are a
> > 56K Frame or a 56K VPN.
> >
> > Has anyone gone through this analysis already and found
> that one or the
> > other is better in uptime, throughput and security?
>
> Frame wins for uptime and throughput.  VPN (IMHO) wins for
> security.  Some
> folks here classify frame as a type of VPN.  I'm assuming you mean VPN
> with decent crypto, which frame will typically not have.
>
> > I am leaning towards a
> > VPN but am concerned about the credit card authorization
> and the costs to
> > manage the VPN.
> >
>
> How hard the VPN is to manage depends heavily on what type (bramd
> really) of VPN you're looking at.
>
> If I may be cynical for a moment...  Frame and VPN networks
> are not the
> palce to steal credit cards.  As long as there are much
> easier places to
> get them (the trash, verifyers running over analog lines at 2400 BAUD,
> website with bad security) then you're fine I'm sure.  I don't mean to
> tell someone not to take as many security measures as they want.. but
> consider the relative risks.
>
> 					Ryan
>
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