RE: [fw-wiz] Hunt for VPN devices

shartmanat_private

Jeff,

I'm on the same hunt but not seeing any dedicated appliances left.
We currently use several Nokia CryptoClusters as dedicated appliances
but they are end-of-life.  I remember when we first started using
them, there were several niche appliances available.  Most have
closed shop.

However, the prices on some of the firewall/vpn appliances have 
come down enough to where you could just use them for your VPN. 
And they have some FW functionality to greater or lesser degree
if needed.

There are probably 10 appliance options out there with respectable 
IPSec performance (so they claim, still need to put them in a lab) 
for fairly inexpensive ($500 - $1000).

I've got a list of the ones I've dug up, with their claimed numbers
and prices if you want me to send them to you.

Scot

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Boles [mailto:bolesjbat_private]
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 2:00 PM
To: firewall-wizardsat_private
Subject: [fw-wiz] Hunt for VPN devices

Hate to ask this question here, but I'm a bit stumped - are there any
dedicated VPN devices left on the market?

I used to love the redcreek dedicated vpn devices (before they were acquired
by SonicWall).

These days, seems that all VPN services are either on a firewall or router
box, and I favor architectures which don't really use VPN on either.  Still
stuck on the idea of being able to run and manage VPN separately, and
grouping this functionality on a firewall or router device muddies the
administration for clients, and adds unnecessary functionality, especially
for clients with restricted technical resources.  Additionally, I don't
really like compromising on VPN functionality or firewall functionality, and
multipurpose boxes seem to require either that, or an excessively high cost.

Thanks for any suggestions,

JB.

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