In a bid to make it easier for firewalls to interoperate with virtual private networks (VPNs), the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is considering a standard for network address translation (Nat). At a recent meeting in London, the IETF reviewed a . . .
In a bid to make it easier for firewalls to interoperate with virtual private networks (VPNs), the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is considering a standard for network address translation (Nat). At a recent meeting in London, the IETF reviewed a proposed standard for Nat that would determine how IP Security VPN tunnels should pass through firewalls and other Nat devices.

The proposal, which is a combination of suggestions by companies including Microsoft and Cisco Systems, outlines how the IP Security traffic would be enclosed within a user datagram protocol header before Nat takes place.

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