Building a Virtual Private Network (One Off)

Meeta Gupta, Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade

ISBN:1931841810, Edition: 1, 2002-11-18

Price: $49.99

• Cover
• Table of Content
• BackCover
• Building a Virtual Private Network
• Introduction
• How to Use This Book
• Part I: VPN Basics
  • Chapter 1 Introduction to VPNs
    • Understanding VPNs
    • Types of VPNs
    • Summary
    • Check Your Understanding
  • Chapter 2 VPN Requirements, Building Blocks, and Architectures
    • Security
    • Availability and Reliability
    • Quality of Service
    • Manageability
    • Compatibility
    • Building Blocks of a VPN
    • VPN Architectures
    • Summary
    • Check Your Understanding
  • Chapter 3 Security Components of a VPN
    • Authenticating Users
    • Controlling Access
    • Encrypting Data
    • Public Key Infrastructure
    • Summary
    • Check Your Understanding
• Part II: VPN Protocols
  • Chapter 4 Basics of Tunneling Technology
    • Advantages of Tunneling
    • Components of Tunneling
    • Tunnel Technology Operations
    • Tunneled Packet Format
    • Tunnel Types
    • Tunneling Protocols
    • Summary
    • Check Your Understanding
  • Chapter 5 Tunneling Protocols at Layer 2
    • Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
    • Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
    • Layer 2 Forwarding (L2F)
    • Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
    • Summary
    • Check Your Understanding
  • Chapter 6 An Introduction to IPSec
    • Understanding IPSec
    • Internet Key Exchange
    • Summary
    • Check Your Understanding
• Part III: Building and Implementing VPNs
  • Chapter 7 Building a VPN
    • Security
    • VPN Addressing and Routing
    • DNS-related Considerations
    • Router, Firewall, and NAT-related Considerations
    • VPN Server and Client Considerations
    • Performance
    • Scalability and Interoperability
    • Individual VPN Environments
    • Generic Steps to Building VPNs
    • Summary
    • Check Your Understanding
  • Chapter 8 Implementing a VPN on Windows 2000
    • Setting Up and Configuring a VPN Server
    • Setting Up and Configuring a VPN Client
    • Setting Up and Configuring an Authentication Server
    • Advanced VPN Configuration
    • Summary
    • Check Your Understanding
  • Chapter 9 Implementing a VPN on Linux
    • Configuring Servers
    • Configuring Clients
    • Connecting the Server and the Client
    • Implementing VPNs over FreeS/WAN
    • Summary
    • Check Your Understanding
• Part IV: Securing VPNs
  • Chapter 10 VPN Security Issues
    • Understanding Security Threats
    • VPN Attacks
    • Summary
    • Check Your Understanding
  • Chapter 11 VPN Security Technologies
    • Authentication Authorization Accounting (AAA)
    • Remote Access Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
    • Terminal Access Controller Access Control System (TACACS)
    • Other VPN Security Strategies
    • Summary
    • Check Your Understanding
• Part V: Managing VPNs
  • Chapter 12 Managing and Troubleshooting VPNs
    • Managing VPNs
    • Troubleshooting VPNs
    • Summary
    • Check Your Understanding
• Part VI: Appendices
  • Appendix A Best Practices and Recommendations
    • VPN Tunneling Protocols¡ªBest Practices
    • Best Practices for Users
    • Connecting to the Internet¡ªBest Practices
    • Recommendations for Choosing a CA for Your Security System
    • Recommendations for Choosing a VPN Service Provider
  • Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions
  • Appendix C In the Wings
    • Broadband VPNs
  • Appendix D Creating a Security Policy
    • Risk Analysis
    • Components of a Network Security Policy
    • Preparing the Security Policy
    • Implementing the Security Policy
  • Appendix E VPN Solution Vendors