UFCFVN-30-M Computer And Network Security

Task 1: Choosing between an SSL/TLS VPN vs IPsec VPN (Research Task) VPNs come in many types and protocols. An SSL/TLS VPN is a VPN that applies TLS encryption to the tunnel that we created during this lab. Once the tunnel is established, a TLS connection is made through the tunnel and all further communication over the tunnel is then encrypted using the TLSn connection. 

 

A common alternative VPN technology is IPsec. IPsec is a group of protocols that are used together to encrypt connections between devices. The two VPNs work in fundamentally different ways to achieve the same result of encrypting communication between two points.

Write a short report (1000 words max) discussing the two alternative approaches to VPNs (SSL/TLS and IPsec) and how they are implemented. Your report should include relevant references from the literature and your discussion should cover the advantages and disadvantages of the alternate approaches.

You need to submit a detailed lab report, with screenshots, to describe what you have done and what you have observed. The format of the lab report is up to you. You can copy the questions from this worksheet into a new document and answer them in the separate report. The report should be of a professional standard. 

 

You need to provide explanation to the observations that are interesting or surprising. Please also list any important code snippets you have written followed by explanation. Simply attaching code or screenshots without any explanation will not receive credits. The report must demonstrate your understanding of the subject and material and not just be a log of your actions. All screenshots in the report must have your student number and date stamp in the user prompt. Failure to include these details in the screenshots will invalidate the report and receive a mark of zero.

This is an assessed lab sheet and while it is acceptable to discuss your assignment with your peers as per the university rules, this assignment is intended as an individual assignment. Submissions that are substantially similar will be subject to investigation according to university regulations and any proven cases will be dealt with according to the regulations. More details can be found here.