Detailing Key IPsec Functionality
IPsec in Windows Server provides for the following key functionality that, when combined, provides for one of the most secure solutions available for client/server encryption:
• Data privacy— All information sent from one SharePoint machine to another is thoroughly encrypted by such algorithms as 3DES, which effectively prevent the unauthorized viewing of sensitive data.
• Data integrity— The integrity of IPsec packets is enforced through ESP headers, which verify that the information contained within an IPsec packet has not been tampered with.
• Antireplay capability— IPsec prevents streams of captured packets from being re-sent, known as a “replay” attack, blocking such methods of obtaining unauthorized access ...
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