A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is used for creating a private scope
of computer communications or providing a secure extension of a private
network into an insecure network such as the Internet. VPN is a widely
used security technology. VPN can be built upon IPSec or
Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL). These are two fundamentally different
approaches for building VPNs. In this lab, we focus
on the TLS/SSL-based VPNs. This type of VPNs is often referred to
as TLS/SSL VPNs.
The learning objective of this lab is for students to master the network and security technologies underlying SSL VPNs. The design and implementation of TLS/SSL VPNs exemplify a number of security principles and technologies, including crypto, integrity, authentication, key management, key exchange, and Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI). To achieve this goal, students will implement miniVPN, a simple TLS/SSL VPN, in the Linux operating system.
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