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IPSec, the suite of protocols for securing any sort of traffic that moves over an Internet Protocol (IP) network, promises big things for online business. IPSec: The New Security Standard for the Internet, Intranets, and Virtual Private Networks catalogs the specifications that compose this suite and explain how they fit into intranets, virtual private networks (VPNs), and the Internet.

Authors Doraswamy and Harkins first treat IPSec as a system, explaining how its component parts work together to provide flexible security. Their approach to this task makes sense: They first explain why standard IP packets aren't secure; then they show how the IPSec improvements make secure transactions possible. Readers get full descriptions of how various network entities talk to one another. Where appropriate, concepts that aren't specific to IPSec are explained, including IPv4 and IPv6 packet structures and addressing schemes. There's some information on cryptography too.

IPSec's parts are explained individually: the Authentication Header (AH), Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP), Internet Key Exchange (IKE), and ISAKMP/Oakley protocols are detailed with lots of prose, supplemented with a smattering of packet diagrams and conceptual sketches. Sections on implementing IPSec protocols on networks remain fairly abstract and don't mention actual products, but should prove useful to programmers designing their own network security products around the IPSec specifications. --David Wall

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Provides extensive coverage of IPSec architecture and protocols and instruction on how to deploy IPSec in Virtual Private Networks. DLC: IPSec (Computer network protocol)

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Product Details

Hardcover: 216 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (July 26, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0130118982
ISBN-13: 978-0130118981
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,192,358 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IPSec implementation, June 28, 2000

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This book was short but had very detailed information on the new emerging IPSec protocol. I am an IP Security Engineer for Nortel Networks and have found that this book as some very useful information when it comes to troubleshooting IPSec in a VPN solution.

I would recommend this book to anyone who needs to have an understanding of the IPSec architecture or even if you are just getting into security.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good, Concise & Specific for IPSec, May 13, 2001

By	Rico Tsang (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This is not a thick book, just about two hundred not including the index. It's targeted at IPSec including architecture, Authentication Header (AH), Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP), Internet Key Exchange (IKE). I read the book page by page but got stuck in IKE. Maybe more explanation & examples can help readers to fully understand the mechanism of IKE.

After I finished the book, I got the feeling that I need another IPSec book to clear up my confusion..... BTW, this is my first book on IPSec!!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not much more useful than the RFCs, July 2, 2003

By	Puneet Sood "psood74" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I looked at this book when I was just starting out working on IPsec. I had read the RFCs once but felt I needed a good book since the IPsec protocol is pretty complex and the RFCs are not very well written. I did not buy this book but scanned it thoroughly in a bookstore. The book seems to repeat what the IPsec RFCs say without adding more to it. There are very few figures in the book to explain the concepts. I ended up buying "Demystifying the IPsec Puzzle" by Sheila Frankel which is a much better book.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Got basic VPN background? Yes? This is your book
Ideally, you should understand basic crypto and have played around with VPNs before reading this book. Have you configured local, gateway, and Road Warrior VPNs before? Read more

Published on August 12, 2005 by Yoshiro Aoki

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book for IPSec beginners and refreshers
Before reading this book I think it is good if you have a basic understanding of IPSec topics and terms. Read more

Published on November 21, 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars BS
This book is a hardbound POC. The authors don't know the hell they are talking about. All the high level talks are good for nothing.

Published on October 2, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Alan Kavanagh
This book is a good recap on IPSec if you have not been working with IPSec for some time. I recommend this book for begineers to IPSec implementators and it is a good reference... Read more

Published on May 21, 2001 by Alan Kavanagh

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Useful
This book is a description of IPSEC as opposed to any vendor's specific implementation. As such it is a good grounding on the subject. Read more

Published on January 3, 2001 by ghenghisdi

4.0 out of 5 stars Very easy, fun and useful!
This book is not very hard. About IPSec, Internet Key Change and implementing. MCSE gettabeam's recommended it!

Published on December 27, 2000 by Heung-sun Bak

4.0 out of 5 stars Good and Easy! / Very Useful!
From TCP/IP Stack to Network Security... It's very useful, fun and easy. Thanks~ nagie, cow, loger!

Published on December 27, 2000 by Heung-sun Bak

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the beginner and helpful also for the expert
This book has everything that you need to know about inet security. Doraswamy and Harkins start at the beginning and explain things for the true novice in a way that can easily be... Read more

Published on December 17, 2000 by Jose Berlin

5.0 out of 5 stars good and detailed information on IPSec
Even though the book is not a 1000-page thick, you will be suprised that it provides very good and detailed introduction on IPSec, the emerging security standard for internet... Read more

Published on April 13, 2000 by Ray Ye

3.0 out of 5 stars IPSec : good for general-idea of how IPSec works
Gives a good overall general-only understanding of IPSec. I do not think anyone can really use this as a sole reference for implementing IPSec. Read more

Published on February 29, 2000

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