The tables on this page describe some of the many features supported by VPNC's members in their SSL 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.
For more information on SSL VPNs and other secure access gateway technologies, also see the Secure Access Central information site.
| SSL-based VPN | An SSL security gateway for hosting remote-access clients |
| 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 |
| SSL Firefox testing logo | Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL Firefox testing |
| SSL File Access testing logo | Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL File Access testing |
| SSL JavaScript testing logo | Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL JavaScript testing |
| SSL Flash testing logo | Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL Flash testing |
| Active Directory client auth | Allows use of Active Directory for authenticating remote-access users |
| Certificate client auth | Allows use of digital certificates for authenticating remote-access users |
| RADIUS client auth | Allows use of back-end RADIUS servers for authenticating remote-access users |
| Client system patches and/or virus checking | Can prevent inbound access of remote-access users who are not up to date with patches or anti-virus checking |
| Clustering | The ability to handle SSL sessons 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 SSL cluster to seamlessly inherit sessions from other devices in the cluster when those other devices fail |
| Portal personalization | Allows the administrator to create portals for individual remote-access users instead of a single page for all users |
| Secure file sharing through CIFS | Acts as a proxy for CIFS-based file sharing (sometimes called SMB file sharing) |
| Full network access with SSL plug-in | Has ability to create a full network access VPN though an installable SSL-based plug-in for Windows |
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| Company | Features |
| AEP Networks | SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, SSL Firefox testing logo, SSL File Access testing logo, SSL JavaScript testing logo, Active Directory client auth, Certificate client auth, RADIUS client auth, Client system patches and/or virus checking, Failover, Portal personalization, Secure file sharing through CIFS, Full network access with SSL plug-in |
| Check Point Software | SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, SSL Firefox testing logo, SSL File Access testing logo, SSL JavaScript testing logo, Active Directory client auth, Certificate client auth, RADIUS client auth, Client system patches and/or virus checking, Clustering, Failover, Portal personalization, Secure file sharing through CIFS, Full network access with SSL plug-in |
| Cisco Systems | SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, SSL Firefox testing logo, SSL File Access testing logo, SSL JavaScript testing logo, SSL Flash testing logo, Active Directory client auth, Certificate client auth, RADIUS client auth, Client system patches and/or virus checking, Clustering, Failover, Portal personalization, Secure file sharing through CIFS, Full network access with SSL plug-in |
| CyberGuard | SSL-based VPN |
| F5 | SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, SSL Firefox testing logo, SSL File Access testing logo, SSL JavaScript testing logo, SSL Flash testing logo, Active Directory client auth, Certificate client auth, RADIUS client auth, Client system patches and/or virus checking, Clustering, Failover, Portal personalization, Secure file sharing through CIFS, Full network access with SSL plug-in |
| Juniper Networks | SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, SSL Firefox testing logo, SSL File Access testing logo, SSL JavaScript testing logo, SSL Flash testing logo, Active Directory client auth, Certificate client auth, RADIUS client auth, Client system patches and/or virus checking, Clustering, Failover, Portal personalization, Secure file sharing through CIFS, Full network access with SSL plug-in |
| Nokia | SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, SSL Firefox testing logo, SSL File Access testing logo, SSL JavaScript testing logo, Active Directory client auth, Certificate client auth, RADIUS client auth, Client system patches and/or virus checking, Clustering, Failover, Portal personalization, Secure file sharing through CIFS, Full network access with SSL plug-in |
| Nortel | SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, SSL Firefox testing logo, SSL File Access testing logo, SSL JavaScript testing logo, Active Directory client auth, Certificate client auth, RADIUS client auth, Clustering, Failover, Portal personalization, Secure file sharing through CIFS, Full network access with SSL plug-in |
| SafeNet | SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, SSL Firefox testing logo, SSL JavaScript testing logo, SSL Flash testing logo, Active Directory client auth, Certificate client auth, RADIUS client auth, Client system patches and/or virus checking, Failover, Portal personalization, Secure file sharing through CIFS |
| SonicWALL | SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, SSL Firefox testing logo, SSL File Access testing logo, SSL JavaScript testing logo, Active Directory client auth, Certificate client auth, RADIUS client auth, Portal personalization, Secure file sharing through CIFS, Full network access with SSL plug-in |
| Stonesoft | SSL-based VPN, SSL Portal testing logo, SSL Exchange testing logo, SSL Firefox testing logo, SSL JavaScript testing logo, Active Directory client auth, Certificate client auth, RADIUS client auth, Portal personalization, Full network access with SSL plug-in |
| Feature | Companies |
| SSL-based VPN An SSL security gateway for hosting remote-access clients | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, CyberGuard, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, SonicWALL, Stonesoft |
| SSL Portal testing logo Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL Portal testing | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, SonicWALL, Stonesoft |
| SSL Exchange testing logo Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL Exchange testing | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, SonicWALL, Stonesoft |
| SSL Firefox testing logo Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL Firefox testing | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, SonicWALL, Stonesoft |
| SSL File Access testing logo Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL File Access testing | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SonicWALL |
| SSL JavaScript testing logo Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL JavaScript testing | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, SonicWALL, Stonesoft |
| SSL Flash testing logo Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC SSL Flash testing | Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, SafeNet |
| Active Directory client auth Allows use of Active Directory for authenticating remote-access users | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, SonicWALL, Stonesoft |
| Certificate client auth Allows use of digital certificates for authenticating remote-access users | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, SonicWALL, Stonesoft |
| RADIUS client auth Allows use of back-end RADIUS servers for authenticating remote-access users | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, SonicWALL, Stonesoft |
| Client system patches and/or virus checking Can prevent inbound access of remote-access users who are not up to date with patches or anti-virus checking | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, SafeNet |
| Clustering The ability to handle SSL sessons so that the total VPN load is balanced over multiple cluster nodes that present single identity to remote peers | Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel |
| Failover The ability for a device in an SSL cluster to seamlessly inherit sessions from other devices in the cluster when those other devices fail | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet |
| Portal personalization Allows the administrator to create portals for individual remote-access users instead of a single page for all users | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, SonicWALL, Stonesoft |
| Secure file sharing through CIFS Acts as a proxy for CIFS-based file sharing (sometimes called SMB file sharing) | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SafeNet, SonicWALL |
| Full network access with SSL plug-in Has ability to create a full network access VPN though an installable SSL-based plug-in for Windows | AEP Networks, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems, F5, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel, SonicWALL, Stonesoft |
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.
