A Technical Guide to Ipsec Virtual Private Networks

By James S. Tiller

What is IPSec? What's a VPN? Why do the need each other? Virtual Private Network (VPN) has become one of the most recognized terms in our industry, yet there continuously seems to be different impressions of what VPNs really are and can become. A Technical Guide to IPSec Virtual Private Networks provides a single point of information that represents hundreds or resources and years of experience with IPSec VPN solutions. It cuts through the complexity surrounding IPSec and the idiosyncrasies of design, implementation, operations, and security. Starting with a primer on the IP protocol suite, the book travels layer by layer through the protocols and the technologies that make VPNs possible. It includes security theory, cryptography, RAS, authentication, IKE, IPSec, encapsulation, keys, and policies. After explaining the technologies and their interrelationships, the book provides sections on implementation and product evaluation. A Technical Guide to IPSec Virtual Private Networks arms information security, network, and system engineers and administrators with the knowledge and the methodologies to design and deploy VPNs in the real world for real companies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849308763
• ISBN13: 9780849308765
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Auerbach Publications
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

Mr Tiller has great command of knowledge in this field. Very insightful yet easy to read.

Comment from the author

I have received and viewed several comments about my book - some good and some bad. I will be the first to tell you that the book is technically sound, but my grammar was less than spectacular. I have spent a great deal of time working with IPSec and various vendors developing IPSec solutions and products. From this experience I felt compelled to write about IPSec and the idiosyncrasies it demands.If you expect a technical guide on IPSec, this is the book for you. It details the protocol and provides insight into the diverse security characteristics IPSec employs. If you decide to venture into this book I truly hope you enjoy reading about this interesting technology as much as I did writing about it. Please feel free to send me your comments... good and bad :)

Best and most comprehensive VPN/IPSEC book out there!

I was lucky enough to come across this book at a book show in New York. I am happy to see that an author has seen fit to properly address what is becoming a hot technology for enterprise businesses as well as service providers. Mr. Tiller obviously speaks from the voice of experience, as opposed to some works I have seen which are products of cut and paste artists. I particularly enjoyed the section on IKE. This is a commonly misunderstood yet essential component in any secure remote access architecture. The book is easy enough for most security neophytes to understand yet still meaty enough to satisfy and teach veteran bit-heads. Read this book and then keep it nearby. I hope the author has more books planned, this was great.