internetnews.com: No Swan Song for Open Source IPsec

“Internet protocol security for Linux got a boost today from
Novell, which announced that it would be officially sponsoring and
contributing to the Openswan open source project.

“Corporate enterprises and others widely use the
standard–commonly known as IPsec–as a standard security measure
for virtual private networks (VPNs) and it is usually regarded as
being more robust and secure than simple SSL secured access. IPSec
provides for both encryption and authentication to secure data and
is a standardized protocol from the IETF (Internet Engineering Task
Force). The problem facing Openswan had been a lack of a corporate
sponsor who could help rally additional support. Now, executives
with Provo, Utah-based Novell are showing a willingness to step
in…”

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