So What Does SSL VPN Actually Give Me?

The following matrix illustrates how various remote-access technologies SSL VPN meet the value criteria discussed earlier in this chapter.

	Dial Up	Leased Lines	IPSEC VPN	SSL VPN
Who	Limited to users who have computers the organization will allow to be connected to its network	Typically only a very small number of special users for whom the cost can be justified (e.g., the CEO)	Only users with special computers with special software. Limited to users who have computers the organization will allow to be connected to its network	All users
From Where	From anywhere the user has access to a modem line	From one location—the endpoint of the leased line	From the special computers using any Internet connection	From essentially any Internet connected device
What	Only resources that are not bandwidth intensive	Most internal resources	Most internal resources	Most internal resources
Cost	High	Very high	High	Low

In short, it is clear from the...