A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is used to transfer sensitive information across the Internet in a secure fashion by encapsulating and encrypting the data. A VPN can also be deployed in intranets where data security is required between departments.
The Novell BorderManager 3.9 integrates with Novell eDirectory™ and gives remote and mobile employees a secure access to the required resoruces. This means that users can enjoy direct and secure access to all the services such as file, print, and email applications from whereever they are working.
Novell BorderManager 3.9 supports open standards and authenticates the users with any fully compliant Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory or Novell eDirectory. Novell BorderManager 3.9 traffic rules enable you to manage users' access at a granular level by client-to-site or site-to-site service, node, network address, and more.
Novell BorderManager supports more than 50 advanced authentication methods. As a result, your mobile employees can use tokens, smart cards, X.509 certificates, and other supported methods-alone or in combination-to securely access data via the VPN. Novell BorderManager 3.9 can interoperate with third-party servers using standard based protocols such as IKE and IPsec.
The following sections provide information on how to set up and use VPN. This is an iManager-based configuration.
Section 15.0, Certificate-Based Authentication provides information on the pre-requisites for setting up the new VPN services.
Section 16.0, Configuring VPN Services describes how to set up the VPN services and use Novell iManager to configure and use policies on the VPN Server.
Section 17.0, Upgrading Virtual Private Networks provides basic information on how to upgrade to the new VPN.
Section 18.0, Monitoring Virtual Private Networks describes how to monitor the VPN services through the NetWare Remote Manager framework.
Section 19.0, Virtual Private Network Client describes the basic functionality of the VPN client and the procedure to install it. The VPN client is released along with Novell BorderManager 3.9.