[funsec] Gartner: IPsec Dead by 2008

[Dude VanWinkle]

On 1/16/06, Fergie <fergdawg at netzero.net> wrote:
> Huh. That's news to me. :-)
>
> I'd be curious to hear what others think about this...
> [snip]
>
> The IPsec protocol that has served remote access so well for the last decade is now in its death throes, Gartner has prophesised.
> [snip]


Heh, thanks man. I had never known how much credence to give to
Gartner's statements, now I know that I can safely ignore their
predictions. ;-)

Comparing IPsec and SSL is like comparing apples and gorillas: your
comparisons only work for non-carbon based lifeforms.

One is encrypting Data, the Other is encrypting the entire packet. SSL
is good for low security, but if you have a LAN that needs to be
locked down IPsec is the way to go. Some hardware firewalls, IPsec on
all the nics, encrypt the hdd's, put host based firewalls and a couple
of anti-(whatever) apps and you might even be close to HIPAA
compliance ;-)


-JP
"What kind of crack have They been smoking?"
-Marion Barry