The ICSA performs interoperability tests between different vendors' versions of IPSec -- as I understand it, mostly in server-to-server mode, but with at least a few client-to-server tests as well. The test results are posted at http://www.icsa.net/services/products_cert/ipsec/certified_products.shtml As I understand it, a few of the free VPN products (notably FreeS/WAN and OpenBSD's IPSec) test against products which have succeeded in the interoperability tests, but I don't think they participate -- probably costs too much. [Although note that FreeS/WAN development lags the current state of IPSec, not to mention the current state of Linux -- it doesn't support certificate authorities unless something has changed very recently.] As of 9 September 1999, 12 vendors had one or more products certified. cheers -- Tina Bird At 01:23 PM 10/05/1999 -0500, R. DuFresne wrote: >On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Joseph S D Yao wrote: > >> Ron DuFresne had asked: >> > Are there any VPN products that do not require the same setup on both ends >> > to impliment? (i.e. VPN products that are cross-compatible with other >> > products out there) >> >> There is IPsec VPN server software out there that is sold without a >> client - one is directed to several other companies that make IPsec >> clients. So it would seem that the answer, probably with some caveats, >> is, "yes." >> >> If you consider 'ssh' tunnels to be VPNs [you can do PPP through them], >> then there are also multiple implementations of 'ssh' and 'sshd'. >> > > >Okay, I can see the point here with sshd and the various ssh >implementations. But, I'm more looking at this from a slightly different >perspective. free s/wan as I understand it requires another free s/wan >box on the otherside of the connection. I'm trusting the same is the case >with cisco's VPN solution<s> and most likely with FW1's implementation, as >well as many of the other offerings. Are any as flexible or nearly as >flexible in interoperability as the ssh/sshd implementations mentioned >thus far? > > >Thanks, > >Ron DuFresne >-- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > admin & senior consultant: darkstar.sysinfo.com > http://darkstar.sysinfo.com > >"Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity. It >eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the >business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." > -- Johnny Hart > >testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!
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