Second, the specific connection points throughout the network also need to be evaluated for their levels of existing security as well, with the WiFi network audited and tested (Loo, 2008). Third, the Virtual Private Networks (VPNS) and the selection of security protocols needs to be audited (Westcott, 2007) to evaluate the performance of IPSec vs. SSL protocols on overall network performance (Rowan, 2007). Many smaller corporations vacillate between IPSec and SSL as the corporate standard for wireless connections, defining the advantages and disadvantages as the table below has captured.

Table 1: Technical Analysis of Differences between IPSec and SSL

IPSec

SSL

Topology

Site-to-site VPN; mainly configured in a hub-and-spoke design

Remote-access VPN

Security

Session authentication

Authenticates through digital certificate or preshared key

Drops packets that do not conform to the security policy

Authenticate through the use of digital certificates; drops packets if a fatal alert is received

Confidentiality

Uses a...
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