IPSec

IPSec

Introduction

IPSec or Internet Protocol Security is a protocol suite that is employed in TCP/IP networks to provide security to the network communications at the IP layer by means of selecting required information security protocols, determining the security algorithms to implement and integrate the cryptographic mechanism with any secret key chosen to provide information security services. IPSec can be implemented in any network for the purpose of securing one more communication paths between the sender and the receiving devices that are participated in the communication process (Loshin, 2000). The sending and receiving devices in this process can either be computer hosts or ...