SSL and IPsec - An Overview
There is another key difference between the two security protocols.SSL protects traffic end to end whereas IPsec is usually deployed in tunnel mode in which only the edge of your network and beyond is protected by IPsec.
It is interesting to see how technical differences especially which layer a particular protocol operates influence ease of deployment.IPsec is a popular method to run corporate VPNs and gives a somewhat complete security solution.
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