A virtual private network establishes a separate, independent connection between two endpoints on a public network. Businesses can set up a VPN tunnel to encrypt data transmitted between two gateways, ...

There is a new set of standards for Internet Key Exchange, which is a key component of IPSec. IKE is a collection of standards that authenticate devices at either end of VPN tunnels, picks encryption ...

History: in the past, pfSense used "raccoon" as its IPSec daemon, and I believe it was not capable of forming this sort of tunnel. They just (version 2.2, released a few days ago) switched to ...

Erik Eckel details the steps to configuring VPN connectivity and connecting via a configuration profile or by manually entering VPN settings in Mac Lion Server. VPNs remain one of the most popular ...

A VPN is simply an encrypted connection between two computers, each side running VPN software. The two sides, however, are not equal. The software that you, as the user of a VPN service deal with, is ...

As the need to support remote workers becomes long-term, it's wise to check your VPN configuration to minimize vulnerabilities. It appears that companies will need to support and protect ...