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Virtual Private Networks

Networks or individual machines often have to be connected across untrusted (usually public) networks, like in the case of an organization having multiple sites or employees working remotely. In these situations it is essential to properly encrypt the connection to prevent anyone unauthorized from obtaining sensitive data. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) provide a solution to this problem. VPNs retain the privacy, authenticity, and integrity of the connection, as well as the identity of the communicating parties; thus it ensures that the communication is not eavesdropped or modified.

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Supported VPN types and implementations

There are several different types of VPNs, and each type has multiple implementations. Zorp supports the following VPNs:
  • IPSec (Openswan--http://wiki.openswan.org/index.php/Openswan/Interoperating)
  • SSL (OpenVPN)
Fix IP and dynamic IP (RoadWarrior) connections are equally supported in both point-point and network-network topologies.