As discussed above, IPsec delivers data confidentiality services by executing a transform on plain text data. Common ciphers used in the IPsec transform are DES, 3DES, and AES. All of these transforms ...

IPsec is an addition to IP protocol that allows authentication and encryption of IP datagrams. It is defined in detail in IETF RFCs 2401, RFC 2402, RFC 2406 and RFC 2407 (see Resources). IPsec can be ...

In Part 1 of this article, we talked about security issues related to sending and receiving IP packets and the function of IP Security, or IPSec. We also discussed different levels of security and ...

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 ...

With the explosive growth and popularity of the Internet, more and more enterprises are looking towards building their network infrastructure across the Internet without having to spend a lot on ...

A major security flaw in an IPsec protocol has been reported by the UK's National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC). According to NISCC, it is possible for an attacker to intercept ...

Thought I'd start a new thread rather than hijack the other one. We're switching to a new MPLS VPN provider with 4 sites and a central colocation facility which tails into the internet. Each of the ...

An advisory from a U.K. government group says that certain configurations of remote access IPSec VPNs are susceptible to attacks. The advisory was dated last week, but the vulnerabilities it outlines ...