IPSec (Internet Protocol Security): Difference between revisions

'''''IPSec (Internet Protocol Security)''''' is the next-generation network layer crypto platform. IPSecwhich can be found on routers, firewalls, and client desktops, particularly in virtual private networks. It is a framework for a set of protocols for security protocols at the network or packet processing layer of network communication. IPsec IPSec provides two choices of security service: Authentication Header (AH), which essentially allows authentication of the sender of data, and Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP), which supports both authentication of the sender and encryption of data as well.