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by isabelle_irani

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Why would I want a IPSec VPN versus a SSH VPN? HOw important is IPSec VPNs today? Also how difficult would it be to convert from an SSH to an IPSec VPN? Finally, would it be difficult today to integrate an IPSec to the client?

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by ger van hees

In my opinion a IPSec VPN has the advantage of being able to work with digital certificates. This means that you can centrally manage the certificates with a certificate server. administering users becomes a hell of alot simpler than always editing keyfiles.
IPSec is the standard that's being used more and more when creating VPN's. It is a flexible standard that can work with several encryption and authentication schemes, such as RSA, SHA, DES, 3DES etc..

Converting from one to another is probably quite a job. I don't really know.

About integrating, several development kits and libraries can be found on the Internet that can be used to integrate IPSec while you are programming your software. for example:
http://www.ipsec.com/products/ike/

by pikikoko

I would want the IPSec over SSH because IPSec is a more Robust Secure Channel and is the most common. What else can I say!
Good luck on your decision.
Mike

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