HP VPN Concepts Guide Overview
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Hewlett-Packard Company Virtual Private Networking Concepts Guide
HP VPN Suite Overview
HP VPN Suite Overview
HP VPN Suite Overview
HP VPN Suite Overview
The HP virtual private networking (VPN) suite consists of three
modular components that work together to provide secure
communications across any network:
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VPN device
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HP SA3000 Series VPN Manager
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HP SA3000 Series VPN Client
VPN Device
VPN Device
VPN Device
VPN Device
The VPN device is a hardware/software security system,
responsible for processing data packets as they pass between
the public side and the private side of a network. The VPN device
is designed to perform three major functions:
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At the communications level, the VPN device can act as either a
router or as a bridge.
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As a packet encryptor, the VPN device can selectively
encrypt and decrypt data based on source and destination
addresses and ports. This provides the flexibility of sending
both encrypted and clear data using the same infrastructure,
without compromising your centrally managed security
policy.
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As a firewall, the VPN device can be used as a packet filter and a
stateful inspection proxy. The VPN device goes further than tradi-
tional firewalls, however, by adding authentication to the firewall
function,
which allows the creation of truly secure virtual private
networks.
The VPN device includes an industry-standard PCI bus card,
which accelerates encryption and decryption to Local Area
Network speeds. The card incorporates a dedicated ASIC chip
optimized for DES and Triple Pass DES encryption and provides
a significant increase in throughput over software-only
encryption implementations.
HP SA3000
HP SA3000
HP SA3000
HP SA3000
Series VPN
Series VPN
Series VPN
Series VPN
Manager
Manager
Manager
Manager
The VPN Manager is a software package based in Windows 95 or
Windows NT that centrally monitors and configures the VPN
devices in your network. Using a powerful graphical user
interface (GUI), you can configure and monitor VPN devices
deployed in the field. The VPN Manager is also used to define
and grant access to VPN Client users.