[lopsa-discuss] hardware VPN devices for laptops?

[Trey Harris]

In a message dated Wed, 21 Dec 2005, David Murphy writes:
> On 12/21/05, Brad Knowles <brad at stop.mail-abuse.org> wrote:
>
>>         I would trust the hardware vendor more because they have put more
>> skin into the game, and the cost of failure is higher for them.  The
>> same reasons why I trust a hardware vendor of RAID controllers and
>> devices more than I trust the software-only implementations.
>
> I haven't found implementation details (yes, hardware v software is
> merely a detail) or even brand name to be a reliable predictor of the
> quality of a particular product. Speaking of particular products, are
> any of you willing to disclose exactly which vpn devices you issue to
> users? I've seen plenty of software products (and some authentication
> devices, which is surely a different topic), but I don't see any 'I
> hand out Netscreen 5XTs and they works for my users' etc.

Ours is a custom piece of hardware (but for the 802.11 NIC, which is a 
Linksys CF card) with a custom image.

I'm told that if your company wants a sufficient number of them (I'm 
guessing that would be "in the hundreds"), we might consider selling them, 
minus image (but not on the retail website, it would be a special deal). 
Contact me if you want me to put you in touch with the appropriate people.

Trey