Unit 5 Discussion: IPSec
You've learned that Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a framework of Open Standard protocols that allow for secure communication by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet in a communications stream. Now let's discuss IPsec a little further.
In your discussion post:
- Explain the main characteristics of IPSec.
- From a security point of view, describe some of the advantages and disadvantages of IPSec.
- How would you deploy IPSec in an IPV4 and IPV6 environment?
- Explain the similarities and differences between block encryption and streaming encryption methodologies as they are related to IPSec.