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Re: Internet Tunnel Question

Prince, Cheryl writes:
> 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??

It is probably pretty safe depending on the encryption algorithms. ANS
has offered this for years with their Interlock, and IBM and Sun have
introduced similar products in the last year.

It doesn't replace private networks where you need a guaranteed level
of bandwidth because of the unpredictability of the Internet.

Ron

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