NC4004 Virtual Private Networks Syllabus:
NC4004 Virtual Private Networks Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To facilitate the students
To Understand the purpose and operation of Virtual Private Network
To identify the business and personal uses of VPN’s.
To differentiate between a Transport mode VPN and Tunnel mode VPN
To understand how to manage and maintain the VPN
UNIT I INTRODUCTION AND BASICS VPN TECHNOLOGIES
Security Risks of the Internet , VPNs and Internet Security Issues, VPN Solutions, A Note on IP Address and Domain Name Conventions, Firewall Deployment, Encryption and Authentication , VPN Protocols, Methodologies for Compromising VPNs, Patents and Legal Ramifications
UNIT II IMPLEMENTING, CONFIGURING AND TESTING LAYER 2 CONNECTIONS
General WAN, RAS, and VPN Concepts, VPN Versus WAN, VPN Versus RAS, Differences Between PPTP, L2F, and L2TP, How PPTP Works, Features of PPTP, Installing and Configuring PPTP on a Windows NT RAS Server, Configuring PPTP for Dialup Networking on a Windows NT Client, Using PPTP with Other Security Measures
UNIT III IMPLEMENTING THE ALTA VISTA TUNNEL 98
Advantages of the AltaVista Tunnel System, AltaVista Tunnel Limitations , working of AltaVista Tunnel Works, VPNs and AltaVista , Installing the AltaVista Tunnel, Configuring the AltaVista Tunnel Extranet and Telecommuter Server, Configuring the AltaVista Telecommuter Client, Troubleshooting Problems
UNIT IV CREATING A VPN AND THE CISCO PIX FIREWALL
The SSH Software, Building and Installing SSH , SSH Components , Creating a VPN with PPP and SSH, Troubleshooting Problems , A Performance Evaluation , The Cisco PIX Firewall, The PIX in Action , Configuring the PIX as a Gateway, Configuring the Other VPN Capabilities
UNIT V MANAGING AND MAINTAINING VPN AND ITS SCENARIO
Choosing an ISP, Solving VPN Problems , Delivering Quality of Service , Security Suggestions , Keeping Yourself Up-to-Date, A VPN Scenario: The Topology , Central Office Large Branch Office, Small Branch Offices, Remote Access Users.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
CO1: Identify the importance of Encryption, Authentication and Authorization.
CO2: Configure a site to site Internet Protocol Security VPN
CO3: Configure a Remote Access VPN.
CO4: To establish IPSEC VPN on a Cisco device
CO5: To know how to stay safe in online cyber ghost
TOTAL:45 PERIODS
REFERENCES
1. Virtual Private Networks, Charlie Scott, Paul Wolfe and Mike Erwin , O’Reilly Publisher, Second Edition January1999