Welcome to the latest issue of the VPNC Update. We hope you find the news in this issue valuable.
VPNC is very pleased to introduce the first significant IKEv2 interoperability logos in the IPsec market. The new IKEv2 Basic Interoperability test assures VPN users that IPsec systems that use IKEv2 as gateways are generally interoperable with other IKEv2 systems.
IKEv2 is a significant update to the venerable IKEv1 on which the vast majority of VPN gateways are based. IKEv2 has some significant advantages over IKEv1, most notably in speed, simplicity, and handling of remote access users. The new logos will help organizations who intend to use IKEv2 for their VPNs choose systems that are shown to interoperate in VPNC's vendor-neutral testing.
The five systems receiving logos today are:
In addition, multiple VPNC members have told us that they plan to participate in the IKEv2 testing in the near future. More details of the testing used to show interoperability for IKEv2 gateways, including packet traces from the actual tests, can be found here.
The IKEv2 Basic Interoperability is the first of many IKEv2 logos that VPNC will issue. Next month, we will unveil two additional logos for IKEv2 remote access, one for clients and one for servers. These logos will show interoperability in multiple authentication mechanisms common in remote access scenarios, such as simple EAP mechanisms. A few months later, VPNC will issue interoperability logos for two advanced EAP mechanisms, EAP-SIM and EAP-AKA; these are already in use in the telecommunications industry. Look for these logos in future issues of the VPNC Update.
This month, one member tested a new system for the IPsec Basic Interoperability logo:
VPNC regularly retests systems when their software, firmware, or hardware has a significant change. This assures customers that new versions don't break interoperability that has already been established.
This month, one member retested for the IPsec Basic Interoperability logo with upgraded version of their firmware:
See the VPNC testing page for full lists of all the VPNC members' products which have proven interoperability.
See the VPNC member list for a complete list of VPNC members.
AEP Networks
AEP SmartGate 5.1 Available for Identity-based Access Management
AEP Networks
AEP Networks Named Reader Trust Finalist in SC Magazine Award Program
Certicom
Experts Challenge Industry to Improve Data Security by Matching Cryptographic Schemes
Certicom
Certicom Licenses Security Technology to Visto for Mobile Push Email and Messaging Applications
Check Point
Check Point Unveils ZoneAlarm Secure Wireless Router
Cisco
Cisco Announces Eleven New European Small, Medium and Mid- Market Customers
eSoft
eSoft Named SC Award 2007 Finalist by SC Magazine
F5
F5's FirePass SSL VPN Named Finalist for SC Magazine Awards
Juniper
NTT Com Asia Limited Expands Managed Security Service Offering with Juniper Networks
Juniper
Juniper Networks to Secure Data Center for Israel's Largest Healthcare Organization
Mistletoe Technologies
Mistletoe Technologies Named As Award Finalist in Emerging Technology from
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
Mistletoe Technologies
Mistletoe Technologies Announces Leading Broadband Access Provider as Latest
Customer for its Security Silicon
Nokia
Nokia Intrusion Prevention offers advanced protection for the "dissolving" network perimeter
Reti
RetiEdge Series passes rigorous IPsec interop testing to become VPNC approved
SafeNet
SafeNet Announces World's First Full Mobility IPSec VPN Toolkit
Secure Computing
Webwasher 6.0 From Secure Computing Delivers Industry's Most Advanced,
Proactive IT Security in Three New Appliances
SonicWALL
SonicWALL Named Finalist in Five Categories of 2007 SC Magazine Awards Program
Stonesoft
Stonesoft patents innovative technology for securing data transmission across
IP networks
Stonesoft
Stonesoft patent enhances the security and flexibility of personal firewalls
TeamF1
TeamF1 Awarded VPNC Certification for Embedded IPsec and IKE Stack
Even after an organization figures out that it needs to use a VPN for its communications across the internet, they often have a tough time deciding what kind of VPN to deploy. A recent white paper from Cisco, Managed VPN - Comparison of MPLS, IPSec, and SSL Architectures, is an excellent guide to choosing between the three major VPN architectures. It covers the main considerations that one needs to think about and shows many of the common scenarios in which VPNs are deployed.
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