Secure Access Gateway Product Reviews and Tests
Information Security Magazine rates SSL VPN gateways from 5 big security vendors - Aventail, Check Point, Cisco, F5 and Juniper - and finds them all lacking valuable key features. (September 2006)
Network World Publishes first test report on the Cisco SSL VPN Gateway (May 2006)
Joel Snyder of Opus One conducted performance tests to determine how well VoIP will work over SSL VPN's. His analysis published on Network World includes test results for SSL VPN gateways from 10 vendors.
CRN review (February 2006) of the SonicWall SSL-VPN 200, a gateway designed for very small organizations with a maximum of 10 concurrent users.
InfoWorld (February 2006) takes a close look at the Aventail EX-2500 and the F5 FirePass 4100 SSL VPN gateways.
Network World (December 2005) published the results of its Clear Choice Tests of 11 SSL VPN gateways. Participating vendors included AEP Networks, Array Networks, Aventail, Caymas Systems, Check Point, F5 Networks, Fortinet, Juniper Networks, Nokia, Nortel and SonicWall. The evaluations were conducted by Joel Snyder,a senior partner at Opus One and focused on 7 areas: application interoperability, endpoint security, fine-grained access control, high availablity, manageability, portal user interface, and user authentication.
View the entire report SSL VPNs dissected
Gartner (December 2005) published its Magic Quadrant for SSL VPNs, 3Q2005. These signature "Magic Quadrant" reports achieved icon status in the IT industry long ago so we encourage you to learn how Gartner evaluates and rates 15 top SSL VPN vendors. A complimentary copy is available from Juniper Networks. For your convenience we have added a link to our site.
Secure Computing (October 2005) published the results of its testing of SSL VPN Gateways from AEP Networks, Array, Aventail, Permeo (acquired by Blue Coat), Nokia, and Portwise. The test environment was designed to mirror that of a large enterprise.
Network Computing (August 2005) published its ratings on SSL VPN gateways from 9 vendors. The NC report grades spanned a wide range from a high of a "A-"( 3 products) to a low of a "C+" ( 1 product).
View the entire Network Computing article Review: SSL VPNs
Vendor Coverage by Reviewer
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Reviewer
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Date
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AEP
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Array
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Aventail
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Caymas
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Check Point
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Cisco
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Citrix
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F5
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Fortinet
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Juniper
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Nokia
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Nortel
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Permeo | Portwise | SonicWall |
Whale
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| Info Sec | Sept 2006 |
X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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| Network World | May 2006 |
X
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| Network World | Feb 2006 |
X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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| CRN | Feb 2006 |
X
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| InfoWorld |
Feb 2006
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X
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X
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Network World
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Dec 2005
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Gartner
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Dec 2005
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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-
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X
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Secure Computing
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Oct 2005
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Network Computing
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Aug 2005
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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