Directory of Virtual Private Networks Resources

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Through the use of authentication, encryption and tunneling technologies, Virtual Private Networks (VPN) permit the secure transmission of sensitive data through public networks, thus allowing organizations to reduce WAN costs by utilizing the Internet for site to site communications.

Subcategories

• FAQs, Help, and Tutorials
• Products and Tools
• Protocols

Resources in This Category

• About.com VPN directory

  http://compnetworking.about.com/od/vpn/
  A smattering of VPN resources including several articles and guides.

• All about VPN

  http://vpn.sockslist.net/
  Explains VPN features, protocols and solutions.

• Corecom VPN FAQ Page

  http://www.corecom.com/external/vpn/vpnfaq.htm
  Geared towards those new to VPN.

• How Stuff Works: How Virtual Private Networks Work

  http://www.howstuffworks.com/vpn.htm
  Gives definition of VPN and an overview of general VPN topics, includes diagrams and an animation.

• Tom Dunigan's Virtual Private Networks page

  http://www.csm.ornl.gov/~dunigan/vpn.html
  Describes IP-based VPN technology over the Internet.

• Virtual Private Network Consortium

  http://www.vpnc.org/
  VPNC is the international trade association for manufacturers in the VPN market.

• VPN labs - research community

  http://www.vpnlabs.org/
  VPN labs is an open community for researching, reviewing, and discussing Virtual Private Networks.

• VPN Land

  https://www.vpnland.com/
  Creates a secure network connection over a public network to enable remote users to securely connect to a private network.

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