Re: Data Fellows announces F-Secure SSH Tunnel&Terminal

[Mike <Michael.Johnson@mejl.com>]

Petri Laakkonen wrote:
>>F-Secure SSH Tunnel&Terminal provides strong encryption of data and thus
>>sets a new standard for secure remote working. Existing solutions like
>>Cisco Systems L2F, IETF L2TP and firewalls don�t provide strong encryption
>>and authentication, which makes these solutions insecure against
>>eavesdropping and IP spoofing attacks. In addition to encrypted tunnels, 
>>F-Secure Tunnel&Terminal also provides secure terminal connections to UNIX
>>hosts and secures UNIX X11 applications.

>What would be F-Secure Tunnel's added value over MS pptp ?

For one thing, it is produced and packaged outside of USA, which says
everything about the quality of the crypto. M$ can not legally ship crypto
from Seattle WA to global customers.

It would be neat if SSH Tunnel was compatible with PPTP, but I guess it's
not.

Mike.