The company said version 4.1 of the Concentrator software, Cisco’s IPSec-based VPN offering will have a feature called WebVPN, included at no additional charge. The upgrade is due to be available in January.
SSL VPNs reduce administrative costs by eliminating the need for an IPSec-compatible client to be deployed on every endpoint in a remote-access VPN deployment. SSL is a built-in feature of almost every browser.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd [CHKP] has had similar functionality in its firewalls since August 2002, and is believed to be making headway on building a more comprehensive offering. Other rivals are entering the SSL VPN market via acquisition.
This article was based on material originally published by ComputerWire.
