Solved: Encryption provided to VPN Client

mahesh18 · ‎01-15-2014

Hi Everyone,

Need to confirm if user PC used Cisco RA VPN to connect to corp Network.

Here IPSEC tunnel which is build between User PC and VPN gateway the encryption is provided by VPN Client software to user data right?

Regards

Mahesh

Marvin Rhoads · ‎01-15-2014

Remote Access VPN clients negotiate the encryption based on the settings in the head end ASA (or whatever device terminates the corporate remote access VPN). It can be SSL or IPSec method with other various parameters according to configuration settings.

Once a VPN session is established, the client software encapsulates traffic going to the head end and decapsulates data received using the negotiated settings. The head end does the same.

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Marvin Rhoads · ‎01-15-2014

Mahesh,

IPSec would protect the data in transit to networks reached via the head end via the VPN. It does nothing to data at rest (stored) on the client.

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Marvin Rhoads · ‎01-15-2014

Remote Access VPN clients negotiate the encryption based on the settings in the head end ASA (or whatever device terminates the corporate remote access VPN). It can be SSL or IPSec method with other various parameters according to configuration settings.

Once a VPN session is established, the client software encapsulates traffic going to the head end and decapsulates data received using the negotiated settings. The head end does the same.

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mahesh18 · ‎01-15-2014

Hi MArvin,

I check the VPN client software on the user PC under transport it has IPSEc over TCP so does it mean that IPSEC provides the encryption to the Client Data?

Regards

Mahesh

Marvin Rhoads · ‎01-15-2014

Mahesh,

IPSec would protect the data in transit to networks reached via the head end via the VPN. It does nothing to data at rest (stored) on the client.

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mahesh18 · ‎01-15-2014

Many thanks Marvin

Regards

Mahesh