Goodbye VPN and Welcome SDP
We all been used to using VPN. An application installed on your laptop or on your mobile device that allows you to access internal applications, whilst traversing an insecure public network. VPN has its advantages; However, the list of disadvantages is long and so in 2007 a new solution was created – the software defined perimeter. In this short blog I will provide an overview on VPN and SDP. VPN VPN (virtual private network) started first with an approach called Peer to Peer Tunnel Protocol (PPTP). The request for comment (RFC) 2637 being published by a consortium led by Microsoft in July 1996 and the main idea what to create a secure connection between two endpoints , allowing for secure communication between the two end points (typically an end user device and a secure endpoint like a firewall). The connection is also referred to as tunnel. PPTP is not in use anymore as apparently the NSA managed to enter a PPTP rendering it unsecur e. As noted, VPN ...