What is a VPN?

Virtual Private Network.

Its purpose is to make the user feel as if they are connected to a different network.

There are 3 types of VPNs

Site-To-Site VPN

  • Both the client and the server are network devices
  • Commonly these are network devices like routers or firewalls
  • Its common use is to connect company networks over the internet allowing different offices, for example, to communicate as if they were local

Remote Access VPN

  • The client computer creates a virtual interface that behaves as if it were inside another client’s network.

SSL VPN

  • Conventional VPN that works through the browser.

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