[1213] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: Internet Tunnel Question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kevin J. Dyer)
Wed Dec 6 19:41:13 1995
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 17:12:51 -0500
From: "Kevin J. Dyer" <kjd4951@aries1.draper.com>
To: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu, cprince@mfi.com
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
>
> 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??
>
> CJ Prince
>
Two companies come to mind which have been doing just this sort of work.
Motorola - NES - DOD approved hardware encryption devices
Network Systems Corp (NSC) - Security Routers & BorderGuards
Both have devices for lan & wan and we have used both.
As for SAFE???? That's for the rest of the community to comment on
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