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Dynamic virtual private network
However, the benefits promised by intranets lead to an
important challenge for businesses using this technology: how to establish
and maintain trust in an environment which was designed originally for
free and open access to information. The Internet was not designed with
business security in mind. It was designed by universities as an open
network where users could access, share and add to information as early as
possible. A way has to be found to secure an intranet for businesses
without impinging on the intranet's inherent benefits of flexibility
interoperability and ease of use. Indeed, an ideal solution must also
provide not only the highest levels of security but also security in such
a way that users can easily access, modify and share more information, not
less, under carefully controlled and maintained conditions.
The most appropriate and successful answer to this
challenge will be a DYNAMIC VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK. Unlike traditional
VPNs that offer limited or inflexible security, a dynamic VPN provides
both extremely high levels of security and, equally important, the
flexibility to accommodate dynamically changing groups of users and
information needs. A dynamic VPN is actually an intranet enabler. It
enables an intranet to offer more resources and services than it could
otherwise, thereby allowing the business to make more use of its
information resources
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