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Virtual Private Network Overview and Planning

The Virtual Private Network (VPN) component of the Novell® BorderManagerTM software is used to transfer sensitive company information across an untrusted network, such as the Internet, in a secure fashion by encapsulating and encrypting the data.

This chapter contains overview and planning information for the Novell BorderManager VPN software. This chapter describes basic concepts of VPN operation and the options available for VPN configurations. It also includes sample setup information to help you plan your configuration. This chapter contains the following sections:



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