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Re: Internet Tunnel Question
On Tue, 5 Dec 1995, Prince, Cheryl wrote:
> Digital recently released a new (?) way of using the public Internet to create -
> -or replace--private local or wide area networks. All sensitive data is
> encrypted with RSA tech, private key/public key cryptography on either end of
> communication as well as authentication so the parties can accurately identify
> each other. It's called the Digital Internet Tunnel.
>
> Has anyone heard about this kind of system (surely not the first of its kind)
> and is this safe??
ANS has been doing this for some time now. We call it the Virtual
Private Network, or VPN.
-brian
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Brian W. Spolarich briansp@ans.net
ANS CO+RE Systems, Inc. (313) 677-7311
Systems Engineering Group http://www.ans.net/
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