A Technical Guide to IPSec Virtual Private Networks (Paperback)

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Product Description

What is IPSec? What's a VPN? Why do the need each other? Virtual Private Network (VPN) has become one of the most recognized terms in our industry, yet there continuously seems to be different impressions of what VPNs really are and can become. A Technical Guide to IPSec Virtual Private Networks provides a single point of information that represents hundreds or resources and years of experience with IPSec VPN solutions. It cuts through the complexity surrounding IPSec and the idiosyncrasies of design, implementation, operations, and security.Starting with a primer on the IP protocol suite, the book travels layer by layer through the protocols and the technologies that make VPNs possible. It includes security theory, cryptography, RAS, authentication, IKE, IPSec, encapsulation, keys, and policies. After explaining the technologies and their interrelationships, the book provides sections on implementation and product evaluation. A Technical Guide to IPSec Virtual Private Networks arms information security, network, and system engineers and administrators with the knowledge and the methodologies to design and deploy VPNs in the real world for real companies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: Auerbach Publications; 1 edition (December 11, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849308763
• ISBN-13: 978-0849308765
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,479,297 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comment from the author, October 10, 2001

By	Jim Tiller (FLA, USA) - See all my reviews

I have received and viewed several comments about my book - some good and some bad. I will be the first to tell you that the book is technically sound, but my grammar was less than spectacular. I have spent a great deal of time working with IPSec and various vendors developing IPSec solutions and products. From this experience I felt compelled to write about IPSec and the idiosyncrasies it demands.
If you expect a technical guide on IPSec, this is the book for you. It details the protocol and provides insight into the diverse security characteristics IPSec employs. If you decide to venture into this book I truly hope you enjoy reading about this interesting technology as much as I did writing about it.
Please feel free to send me your comments... good and bad :)

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best and most comprehensive VPN/IPSEC book out there!, January 22, 2001

By	"surfnutsi" (New York) - See all my reviews

I was lucky enough to come across this book at a book show in New York. I am happy to see that an author has seen fit to properly address what is becoming a hot technology for enterprise businesses as well as service providers. Mr. Tiller obviously speaks from the voice of experience, as opposed to some works I have seen which are products of cut and paste artists. I particularly enjoyed the section on IKE. This is a commonly misunderstood yet essential component in any secure remote access architecture. The book is easy enough for most security neophytes to understand yet still meaty enough to satisfy and teach veteran bit-heads. Read this book and then keep it nearby. I hope the author has more books planned, this was great.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good overview, Bad editing, April 12, 2001

By	D. Husby (Aloha, OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book gives a comprehensive overview of IPSec and is certainly a better starting point than the original RFCs with their courier fonts, ascii graphics, and twisty mazes of footnotes. But you can only have so much overview before getting to the details. At that point, I suggest you go back to the RFCs: they are better written, contain fewer errors, and have a subtle sense of humor almost makes them fun to read.

This book seems to be the best available now, but it needs extensive editing and restructuring to make it a really good book. You'll probably want to get the "Big Book of IPSec RFCs" to go with it.