VPNs: A Beginner's Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (787 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0072191813 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
There is also detailed information about securing VPNs, including information on intrusion detection. It takes the reader through the actual steps involved in provisioning the hardware, software and set-up with the provider of services for Internet access and communications carriers, thus leading to a comprehensive understanding of all VPN protocols. Readers gain an understanding of security, encryption, encapsulation, key management and intrusion detection systems, all necessary for a secure network. Networking blueprints for 4 different types of VPNs, including IPSec and PPPT are also included.. A comprehen
Get details on the latest in tunneling technologies, including point-to-point tunneling protocol (PPTP) and layer two tunneling protocol (L2TP), and find out how to prevent hacker attacks. From the Back Cover Design and implement a virtual private network from start to finishTake advantage of the most cost-effective and secure method for connecting branch offices and enabling remote access using "VPNs: A Beginner's Guide. Eight pages of blueprints depicting various types of VPNs help illustrate the concepts you've just read about. Learn about the latest and most advanced VPNs, such as IP Overlay VPNs and MPLS. Learn everything you need to know about VPNs beginning with networking fundamentals and layering principles to VPN protocols and security methods. If you want a solid introduction to the inner workings of virtual private networks, this is the ideal book for you. Get an overview of networking basics--including the OS
It's okay, but very convoluted A Customer This book does a good job covering the details of the various protocols and standards used in different types of VPN's. But the same information can be pulled in nearly the same format from RFC's.After the first few chapters, the book get's confusing and is sometimes wrong when the author describes the process behind setup of a IPSEC VPN connection (there's a couple of places where AH is confu. "Very Comprehensive" according to A Customer. Whatever your experience, wherever you stand in your deployment process, VPNs: A Beginner's Guide will get you where you need to be.John Mairs starts by making sure you have a solid background in contemporary networking -- and especially, network security. From the outset, he makes sure you know how to establish a sound security architecture.Then, it's on to the VPNs themselves. Mairs presents. Don't Ever Buy This Book This is a terrible book that I wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy.Aside from being extremely dated (published in 2001), the book is chock full of factual errors, and generalizations and unfounded opinions presented as authoritative fact. Anybody reading and taking it as gospel will have a distorted and skewed perspective on VPN technologies.The only value at all I can see to this book is tha
. John is currently a systems Engineer for GE Capital Information Technology Services where he handles the global enterprise networks and networking security for a Fortune 500 Company. He is a published author and contributed six chapters to Cisco Router Handbook. John Mairs, CCNA, CCDA,MCSE MCP+I (San Francisco, CA) has been a network administrator and security systems consultant for more than 14 years