DIGITAL ASSET PROTECTION
SSL VPN
As the world moves towards an increasingly remote and gig-work reality, managing how your users connect to your network is critical in securing your network and maintaining data integrity within your enterprise landscape. However, this cannot come at the cost of user experience, application performance, or overall productivity – thus, SSL VPN solutions.
A virtual private network (VPN) is a secure network created online to connect remote users to a company’s private, internal network. VPNs can access region-restricted websites, shield your browsing activity from prying eyes on public Wi-Fi, and more. It uses tunneling protocols with cryptographic capabilities to encrypt data at the sending end and decrypt it at the receiving end.
A secure sockets layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN) is a technology that can be used with a standard Web browser like Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc. It avoids needing specialized client software other than a modern web browser while letting users access web applications, client-server apps, and internal network utilities and directories on your company’s network remotely.
A Secure Sockets Layer Virtual Private Network (SSL VPN) is a virtual private network (VPN) that is created using the Secure Sockets Layer(SSL) procedure to create a secure connection over a less secure network like the internet. The main benefits of SSL VPN solutions are data security and privacy.
They use traditional web browsers and standard technologies and offer users secure remote access to applications without downloading the application.
As the interest in remote workforces is increasing, SSL VPN solutions are becoming more critical as it keeps the employees from different places connected to the work applications while ensuring that only the authorized members have access to specific and defined data.
SSL VPN provides safe and secure communication for all device traffic across public and private networks. It also secures the online sessions of your users working remotely on your network.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM SSL VPN SOLUTIONS
SSL VPN solutions help you by encrypting all network traffic, making it look like a remote user is on the local network, irrespective of the user’s geographic location. Doing so allows users to access local network resources remotely without sacrificing network security.
Most SSL VPNs also integrate with multiple authentication mechanisms. It uses end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to protect data transmitted between the endpoint device client software and the SSL VPN server through which the client connects securely to the internet. SSL VPNs are highly compatible with client platforms and configurations for remote networks and firewalls.
There are two primary SSL VPNs: VPN portal and VPN tunnel.
A VPN portal opens only 1 SSL VPN connection at a time. Users are authenticated at the gateway via their web browser and directed to a webpage that acts as a portal to other services.
A VPN tunnel establishes a circuit between the remote user and the VPN server. There can be multiple connections at a time. It requires the web browser to handle dynamic content and provide functionality that is not otherwise accessible through the VPN portal.
SSL VPNs can run on any web browser, irrespective of the operating system, due to its E2EE mechanism that discards the need to install any specific client software on endpoints and your network. This feature makes SSL VPN solutions easy to deploy and adopt in your network.
HOW IVALUE CAN HELP
iValue offers SSL VPN solutions that give you the control to provide different access rights for different users. The access granted is more precise, and you have complete control by enabling the creation of tunnels to specific applications using sockets rather than the entire network.
Our SSL VPN solutions provide data security across your IT infrastructure and the privacy of your users. We support connectivity to any TCP/IP-based application, enforce endpoint security, and include a dashboard to create, easily edit, and manage identity-aware, context-based policies.
