Good post. I'd like to add that any proposed replacement for PPTP be
NT-based - I am certainly not interested in installing another OS on my LAN
simply to provide VPN access, thereby substituting one potential security
problem for another.
Brian Steele
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Gracy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 1999 5:50 PM
Subject: RE: MS PPTP (Safe?) - alternative?
> I wasn't being defensive. I was simply pointing out that everybody says
'X
> stinks', but never gives a suggestion for something better. If you think
> PPTP is so bad and the MS guys can't code, then code something yourself
and
> put it out for peer review. Maybe an open source equivalent to PPTP
(IPSec
> based? PGP based? ) is the answer and if people spent their time working
on
> that, instead of complaining about pptp, we'd have something usable.
>
> I am also well aware of the 'every defense can be broken, given enough
time
> and money' and am also aware that every security solution is a balance of
> cost of security versus cost of intrusion. I'm serious about wanting to
> know specific alternatives to PPTP, their pros, cons, and pricetags.
>
> People say IPSec, but until very recently (last 3-6 months), there was
> almost no IPSec software available that was the equivalent in
functionality
> to PPTP. I found a PGP VPN software at NAI.com today and am going to test
> that and am trying to get a cisco vpn client for testing with their pix,
and
> maybe that's the solution. We'll see. Anybody have any other specific
> suggestions?
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