SSL Remote Access VPNs (Network Security) (Networking...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 384 pages
• Published by: Cisco Press
• Edition: 1st Edition June 20, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1587052423
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1587052422
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Reader Reviews
This book's goal is to serve as a complete guide to the SSL VPN technology and its implementation on Cisco SSL VPN-capable devices. It starts with the introduction to remote access VPN and SSL VPN technology before exploring the design consideration and Cisco SSL VPN family of products. The last part explains the SSL VPN implementation and configuration for Cisco ASA and Cisco IOS routers before it ends with the discussion on SSL VPN management. This book is not for network beginners. Prior knowledge of VPN technology and familiarity with Cisco command line interface is needed as the book explains the remote access VPN technology concepts only briefly. The book does come with a lot of screen shots and illustrations particularly on SSL VPN configuration chapters. It is trying to show readers how to configure SSL VPN thru ASDM but it also needs to provide CLI configuration so readers have alternative if they do not want to wade thru pages of pages of screenshots to configure SSL VPN. The book also needs to provide more reference as the provided configurations will only help readers to get the SSL VPN up and running but are missing many optional SSL VPN configurations. Although the book claims to be a complete guide, it does not even dedicate a chapter for SSL VPN troubleshooting guide. The troubleshooting section provided at the end of configuration chapters is quite meaningless. The last chapter on SSL VPN management looks more like a brochure for Cisco Security Manager (CSM) and Cisco Access Control Server (ACS) product. It only covers a very general concept of SSL VPN policy configuration and provisioning using CSM and ACS with a reference at the back of the chapter to go to Cisco web site to look up on how to configure CSM and ACS. All of this makes me confused on what target audience the book tries to cover as it is too complex for network beginners but not detail enough for people who already have extensive VPN knowledge. I find it interesting that the cover of the book indicates that it will serve as an introduction for SSL VPN but inside it claims to be a complete guide for SSL VPN technology. In spite of these, I rate this book 4 out of 5 and still recommend the book. It has a lot of helpful information that can help readers to get familiar with SSL VPN concept and configuration quickly. Beginners who have no VPN knowledge should read Richard Deal's The Complete Cisco VPN Configuration Guide book first before moving on to read this. VPN network experts can read this to get the basic working knowledge of SSL VPN. Comment | | (Report this)