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Part IV. Using VPNs for Secure Connectiv... > Chapter 21. Implementing SSL VPNs Us...
Chapter 21. Implementing SSL VPNs Using Cisco ASA
This chapter covers the following subjects:
• Functions and use of SSL for VPNs
• Configuring SSL clientless VPNs on ASA
• Configuring the full SSL AnyConnect VPN on the ASA
Almost everybody is going mobile! This makes it convenient for users to be close to their data, but it also increases the challenge for the network administrator because the users are going to want access to their data and access to corporate data and resources from their mobile devices such as smartphones, laptops, and so on.
In the past. for secure remote access we traditionally installed IPsec virtual private network (VPN) client software on the end user’s device, configured it, and then allowed them to use it to build a tunnel and after authenticating have access to corporate resources over that tunnel. The challenge with this is that the client software has to be preinstalled and configured on each machine.
