Chapter 9. Introduction to IPSec

In this chapter

In this chapter, I will discuss what is becoming one of the leading uses of encryption technologies. Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a framework of open standards for ensuring private, secure communications over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This protocol is rapidly becoming the underlying framework for secure communications using Virtual Private Networks (VPN). IPSec manages this by taking advantage of many of the cryptographic security services discussed in Chapter 8, "Cryptography." The Microsoft Windows 2000 implementation of IPSec is ...

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