VPN Links

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• VPN Source Page
  News, white papers, reviews and research provided by Internet Week.



• VPN Consortium White Papers
  The Santa Cruz, Calif.-based VPN Consortium is an international trade organization whose members have submitted white papers and reports on the subject.



• VPN Labs Community
  Articles, primers, forums, white papers and more resources from VPNlabs.org, an open community for researching, testing, reviewing and discussing VPNs.



• VPN Research
  Links to many resources covering VPNs and related topics. Resources include white papers, publications, tutorials and news; from Network World Fusion.



• VPN White Papers
  More than 200 white papers about VPNs and related subjects from ITpapers.com.



• VPN FAQs
  A comprehensive list of questions answered thoroughly by Core Competence Inc. in Chester Springs, Pa.



• VPN Resources
  News, resources, a glossary and more, compiled by About.com.



• VPN Management Brief
  A paper covering VPN management issues, written by Thomas Rude, CISSP.



• VPN Glossary
  Glossary entries gathered from Richard Smith's book Internet Cryptography.



• VPN Benefits Study (download PDF)
  This presentation by Cisco Systems Inc. provides a detailed summary of results from a market research survey.



• VPN Web Links
  Links to resources ranging from how to choose a provider to maintenance and security. Compiled by Needham, Mass.-based TechTarget.



• How Virtual Private Networks Work
  An overview of VPNs from HowStuffWorks Inc. in Cary, N.C.



• Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol
  A technology brief from Cisco.



• VPN Management White Paper (download PDF)
  This white paper, titled "Automating VPN Management," was written by Scott Hilton from Assured Digital Inc. in Littleton, Mass.

• VPN Applications Guide: Real Solutions for Enterprise Networks
  By David E. McDysan; John Wiley & Sons, 2000; $31.49



• Virtual Private Networks: Technologies and Solutions
  By Ruixi Yuan, W. Timothy Strayer; Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 2001; $44.95



• Cisco Secure Virtual Private Networks
  By Andrew G. Mason, Rick Stiffler; Cisco Press, 2001; $50



• IPsec: Securing VPNs
  By Carlton Davis; McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 2001; $34.99



• L2TP: Implementation and Operation
  By Richard Shea; Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, 1999; $13.97

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