Basic questions

[Philipp Buehler]

On 08/03/2001, Sandy Harris <sandy at STORM.CA> wrote To VPN at SECURITYFOCUS.COM:
> > This is  a question that can be bad or wrong  but I pose it anyway.
> > In which framework the vpns were born?
>
> Bellovin's 1989 paper "Security Problems in the TCP/IP Protocol Suite" is as
> good a starting point as any.
Besides that, VPN *can* reduce access costs.
This is plain calculation. If you are not in need for extraordinary
demand on latencies you can have secured, private access with less costs
than dedicated links.

ciao
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Philipp Buehler, aka fips | sysfive.com GmbH | BOfH | NUCH | <double-p>

#1: Break the clue barrier!
#2: Already had buzzword confuseritis ?

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