Can PrivateNet provide a VPN facility?
A. The PrivateNet server provides a “Virtual Private Network” (VPN) facility by performing data encryption based on the DES or Triple-DES military encryption standards and employing the SocksPlus proxy protocol as transport. This enables a highly secure connection between multiple PrivateNet server devices and allows public networks, such as the Internet, to be used for secure communications. Performance is very good because data encryption/decryption only occurs at the first and last network hops. DES encryption uses a DES key to encrypt/decrypt communications sessions. Users should be cautioned to protect any random key(s) created and any floppy disks used to store these keys.
