On 11/3/2010 6:01 PM, John R Pierce wrote:
> On 11/03/10 3:46 PM, Ross Walker wrote:
>> I just think VPNs' time has come and gone.
>
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> VPN's have another use entirely, which is linking LAN segments over the
> internet to create a private WAN.
But perhaps a better alternative is to give up on the idea of private
LANs and thinking of good/bad guys on opposite sides of firewalls and
make every connection that needs it do its own encryption and
authentication at the application level.
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Les Mikesell
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