The tables on this page describe some of the many features supported by VPNC's members in their software and hardware. The tables are presented in a variety of formats in order to give the best view on a variety of web browsers.
The first table is the legend to the features listed in the tables. After that, there is a Java applet that allows you to keep the row and column headings on your screen as you scroll around the chart. (The applet is about 100K.) That is followed by a standard HTML table that may not fit on your screen, particularly if you are not using small fonts. The last two tables list the same information, first by VPNC member company, then by feature.
For more information on the standards listed in this chart, please see the VPN standards pages.
| IPsec gateway | An IPsec system that acts as a security gateway that connects one or more networks to a different network (usually the Internet) |
| SSL-based VPN | An SSL security gateway for hosting remote-access clients |
| VPNC basic interoperability logo | Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC basic interoperability testing |
| VPNC AES interoperability logo | Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC AES interoperability testing |
| SSL Portal testing logo | Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL Portal testing |
| SSL Exchange testing logo | Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL Exchange testing |
| IPsec client for Windows | IPsec software that works on a single-user Windows system |
| IPsec client for Macintosh | IPsec software that works on a single-user Mac system |
| L2TP with IPsec | Runs L2TP for client authentication and routing in an IPsec tunnel |
| IKE aggressive mode | Can use aggressive (faster) key setup in IKE |
| IKE X.509 certificates | Uses public key certificates for setting up security |
| IPPCP compression | Uses standard compression for IPsec traffic |
| TripleDES encryption | Uses the TripleDES algorithm for strong encryption |
| VPN toolkit | Software and/or hardware that can be used by OEMs to create VPN systems |
| Certificate authority | Certificate authority systems or services |
| IP VPN in layer 2 | Trusted layer 2 VPN using MPLS with transport of layer 2 frames over MPLS |
| IP VPN in layer 3 | Trusted layer 3 VPN using MPLS with constrained distribution of routing information through BGP |
| Frame Relay or ATM | Trusted layer 2 VPN using Frame Relay or ATM circuits |
| Quality of service (QoS) | Provides a provider-provisioned VPN with quality of service guarantees |
| IPsec+Legacy | Hardware that supports both IPsec over Ethernet as well as legacy private network technologies such as X.25 and POTS dial-back |
| Clustering | The ability to handle IKE and IPsec SAs so that the total VPN load is balanced over multiple cluster nodes that present single identity to remote peers |
| Failover | The ability for a device in an IPsec cluster to seamlessly inherit sessions from other devices in the cluster when those other devices fail |
| VPN test equipment | Performance/conformance test and measurement equipment for IPsec and/or MPLS |
| VPNC conformance logo | Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC conformance testing |
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| Company | Features |
| ADTRAN | IPsec gateway, VPNC basic interoperability logo, IPsec client for Windows, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, TripleDES encryption, VPNC conformance logo |
| Ashley Laurent | IPsec gateway, VPNC basic interoperability logo, IPsec client for Windows, IPsec client for Macintosh, L2TP with IPsec, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, IPPCP compression, TripleDES encryption, VPN toolkit, VPNC conformance logo |
| Backbone Security.com | IPsec gateway, IPsec client for Windows, IPPCP compression, TripleDES encryption, VPNC conformance logo |
| Broadcom | IPsec gateway, IKE aggressive mode, TripleDES encryption, VPN toolkit |
| Caymas | IPsec gateway, SSL-based VPN, VPNC basic interoperability logo, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, IPsec client for Windows, TripleDES encryption, Failover |
| Check Point Software | IPsec gateway, SSL-based VPN, VPNC basic interoperability logo, VPNC AES interoperability logo, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, IPsec client for Windows, IPsec client for Macintosh, L2TP with IPsec, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, IPPCP compression, TripleDES encryption, Certificate authority, Clustering, Failover, VPNC conformance logo |
| Cisco Systems | IPsec gateway, SSL-based VPN, VPNC basic interoperability logo, VPNC AES interoperability logo, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, IPsec client for Windows, IPsec client for Macintosh, L2TP with IPsec, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, IPPCP compression, TripleDES encryption, IPsec+Legacy, Clustering, VPNC conformance logo |
| Cryptek | IPsec gateway, IPsec client for Windows, TripleDES encryption, VPN toolkit, VPNC conformance logo |
| DigiSAFE | IPsec gateway, IPsec client for Windows, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, TripleDES encryption, Certificate authority, Clustering, Failover, VPNC conformance logo |
| D-Link | IPsec gateway, IPsec client for Windows, IKE aggressive mode, TripleDES encryption, Quality of service (QoS), Failover |
| Encore Networks | IPsec gateway, VPNC basic interoperability logo, VPNC AES interoperability logo, IKE aggressive mode, TripleDES encryption, IP VPN in layer 2, IP VPN in layer 3 , Frame Relay or ATM, Quality of service (QoS), IPsec+Legacy, VPNC conformance logo |
| eSoft | IPsec gateway, VPNC basic interoperability logo, VPNC AES interoperability logo, IPsec client for Windows, IKE aggressive mode, TripleDES encryption, Failover, VPNC conformance logo |
| F5 | IPsec gateway, SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, IKE X.509 certificates, TripleDES encryption, VPN toolkit, Certificate authority |
| Intoto | IPsec gateway, VPNC basic interoperability logo, VPNC AES interoperability logo, L2TP with IPsec, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, TripleDES encryption, VPN toolkit, Quality of service (QoS), Clustering, Failover, VPNC conformance logo |
| Ixia | IPsec gateway, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, TripleDES encryption, Certificate authority, IP VPN in layer 2, IP VPN in layer 3 , Quality of service (QoS), VPN test equipment |
| Jungo Software Technologies | IPsec gateway, SSL-based VPN, VPNC basic interoperability logo, L2TP with IPsec, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, IPPCP compression, TripleDES encryption, VPN toolkit |
| Juniper Networks | IPsec gateway, SSL-based VPN, VPNC basic interoperability logo, VPNC AES interoperability logo, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, IPsec client for Windows, L2TP with IPsec, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, TripleDES encryption, Quality of service (QoS), IPsec+Legacy, Clustering, Failover, VPNC conformance logo |
| Microsoft | IPsec gateway, VPNC basic interoperability logo, IPsec client for Windows, L2TP with IPsec, IKE X.509 certificates, TripleDES encryption, VPN toolkit, Certificate authority, VPNC conformance logo |
| NETGEAR | IPsec gateway, VPNC basic interoperability logo, VPNC AES interoperability logo, IPsec client for Windows, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, TripleDES encryption, VPNC conformance logo |
| NetKlass | IPsec gateway, VPNC basic interoperability logo, IKE aggressive mode, TripleDES encryption, VPN toolkit, VPNC conformance logo |
| Nokia | IPsec gateway, SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, IPsec client for Windows, IPsec client for Macintosh, L2TP with IPsec, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, TripleDES encryption, Certificate authority, IP VPN in layer 3 , Quality of service (QoS), IPsec+Legacy, Clustering, Failover, VPNC conformance logo |
| Nortel | IPsec gateway, SSL-based VPN, VPNC basic interoperability logo, VPNC AES interoperability logo, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, IPsec client for Windows, IPsec client for Macintosh, L2TP with IPsec, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, TripleDES encryption, IPsec+Legacy, Clustering, Failover, VPNC conformance logo |
| SafeNet | IPsec gateway, SSL-based VPN, VPNC basic interoperability logo, VPNC AES interoperability logo, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, IPsec client for Windows, L2TP with IPsec, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, IPPCP compression, TripleDES encryption, VPN toolkit, Certificate authority, Frame Relay or ATM, Failover, VPNC conformance logo |
| Secure Computing | IPsec gateway, SSL-based VPN, VPNC basic interoperability logo, VPNC AES interoperability logo, L2TP with IPsec, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, IPPCP compression, TripleDES encryption, VPN toolkit, Quality of service (QoS), VPNC conformance logo |
| Stonesoft | IPsec gateway, VPNC basic interoperability logo, VPNC AES interoperability logo, IPsec client for Windows, IKE aggressive mode, IKE X.509 certificates, TripleDES encryption, Certificate authority, Clustering, Failover, VPNC conformance logo |
| Whale Communications | SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, IKE X.509 certificates, TripleDES encryption |
| Wind River | IPsec gateway, TripleDES encryption, VPN toolkit, VPNC conformance logo |
| Feature | Companies |
| IPsec gateway An IPsec system that acts as a security gateway that connects one or more networks to a different network (usually the Internet) | ADTRAN, Ashley Laurent, Backbone Security.com, Broadcom, Caymas, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, Cryptek, DigiSAFE, D-Link, Encore Networks, eSoft, F5, Intoto, Ixia, Jungo Software Technologies, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, NETGEAR, NetKlass, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, Secure Computing, Stonesoft, Wind River |
| SSL-based VPN An SSL security gateway for hosting remote-access clients | Caymas, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Jungo Software Technologies, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, Secure Computing, Whale Communications |
| VPNC basic interoperability logo Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC basic interoperability testing | ADTRAN, Ashley Laurent, Caymas, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, Encore Networks, eSoft, Intoto, Jungo Software Technologies, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, NETGEAR, NetKlass, Nortel, SafeNet, Secure Computing, Stonesoft |
| VPNC AES interoperability logo Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC AES interoperability testing | Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, Encore Networks, eSoft, Intoto, Juniper Networks, NETGEAR, Nortel, SafeNet, Secure Computing, Stonesoft |
| SSL Portal testing logo Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL Portal testing | Caymas, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, Whale Communications |
| SSL Exchange testing logo Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL Exchange testing | Caymas, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, Whale Communications |
| IPsec client for Windows IPsec software that works on a single-user Windows system | ADTRAN, Ashley Laurent, Backbone Security.com, Caymas, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, Cryptek, DigiSAFE, D-Link, eSoft, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, NETGEAR, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, Stonesoft |
| IPsec client for Macintosh IPsec software that works on a single-user Mac system | Ashley Laurent, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, Nokia, Nortel |
| L2TP with IPsec Runs L2TP for client authentication and routing in an IPsec tunnel | Ashley Laurent, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, Intoto, Jungo Software Technologies, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, Secure Computing |
| IKE aggressive mode Can use aggressive (faster) key setup in IKE | ADTRAN, Ashley Laurent, Broadcom, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, DigiSAFE, D-Link, Encore Networks, eSoft, Intoto, Ixia, Jungo Software Technologies, Juniper Networks, NETGEAR, NetKlass, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, Secure Computing, Stonesoft |
| IKE X.509 certificates Uses public key certificates for setting up security | ADTRAN, Ashley Laurent, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, DigiSAFE, F5, Intoto, Ixia, Jungo Software Technologies, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, NETGEAR, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, Secure Computing, Stonesoft, Whale Communications |
| IPPCP compression Uses standard compression for IPsec traffic | Ashley Laurent, Backbone Security.com, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, Jungo Software Technologies, SafeNet, Secure Computing |
| TripleDES encryption Uses the TripleDES algorithm for strong encryption | ADTRAN, Ashley Laurent, Backbone Security.com, Broadcom, Caymas, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, Cryptek, DigiSAFE, D-Link, Encore Networks, eSoft, F5, Intoto, Ixia, Jungo Software Technologies, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, NETGEAR, NetKlass, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, Secure Computing, Stonesoft, Whale Communications, Wind River |
| VPN toolkit Software and/or hardware that can be used by OEMs to create VPN systems | Ashley Laurent, Broadcom, Cryptek, F5, Intoto, Jungo Software Technologies, Microsoft, NetKlass, SafeNet, Secure Computing, Wind River |
| Certificate authority Certificate authority systems or services | Check Point Software, DigiSAFE, F5, Ixia, Microsoft, Nokia, SafeNet, Stonesoft |
| IP VPN in layer 2 Trusted layer 2 VPN using MPLS with transport of layer 2 frames over MPLS | Encore Networks, Ixia |
| IP VPN in layer 3 Trusted layer 3 VPN using MPLS with constrained distribution of routing information through BGP | Encore Networks, Ixia, Nokia |
| Frame Relay or ATM Trusted layer 2 VPN using Frame Relay or ATM circuits | Encore Networks, SafeNet |
| Quality of service (QoS) Provides a provider-provisioned VPN with quality of service guarantees | D-Link, Encore Networks, Intoto, Ixia, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Secure Computing |
| IPsec+Legacy Hardware that supports both IPsec over Ethernet as well as legacy private network technologies such as X.25 and POTS dial-back | Cisco Systems, Encore Networks, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel |
| Clustering The ability to handle IKE and IPsec SAs so that the total VPN load is balanced over multiple cluster nodes that present single identity to remote peers | Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, DigiSAFE, Intoto, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, Stonesoft |
| Failover The ability for a device in an IPsec cluster to seamlessly inherit sessions from other devices in the cluster when those other devices fail | Caymas, Check Point Software, DigiSAFE, D-Link, eSoft, Intoto, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, Stonesoft |
| VPN test equipment Performance/conformance test and measurement equipment for IPsec and/or MPLS | Ixia |
| VPNC conformance logo Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC conformance testing | ADTRAN, Ashley Laurent, Backbone Security.com, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, Cryptek, DigiSAFE, Encore Networks, eSoft, Intoto, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, NETGEAR, NetKlass, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, Secure Computing, Stonesoft, Wind River |
If you have questions about the tables or about VPNC, please feel free to contact Paul Hoffman, VPNC's director, at paul.hoffman@vpnc.org.