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 SSL VPN vs SSTP VPN
Network security, Ssl vpn, SSTP VPN, VPN, VPN protocols, VPN Tunnel, WAN, Wide Area Networks
What's the difference between an SSL VPN and an SSTP VPN? Is the connection the same or is an SSL VPN more secure than an SSTP VPN?



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ASKED: July 12, 2010  4:37 PM
UPDATED: July 13, 2010  3:45 AM
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An SSTP VPN (from Microsoft) is a form of SSL VPN. "Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) is a form of VPN tunnel that provides a mechanism to transport PPP or L2TP traffic <b>through an SSL 3.0 channel</b>..."
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The reason you would likely use SSTP over previous SSL versions is because you are using Windows 2008 RRAS, where it is implemented already.

A good discussion can be found here:
http://biztechmagazine.com/article.asp?item_id=377

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