Why do I have to use the Cisco VPN client to access the wireless network to connect to NIH resources?
Wireless networks are inherently insecure due to weakness in the existing wireless encryption standards. Anyone with a wireless card could access a wireless network and thus could access any data that is being sent (including your password!). In order to create an encrypted and secure wireless network, NIH requires the use of the Cisco Virtual Private Network (VPN) client. This VPN client ensures that those using the network are affiliated with the NIH. All users must authenticate to one of the trusted NIH domains. When authentication is successful, users are given a secure tunnel through which data can travel in an encrypted form. You may use an alternative VPN client assuming it can support an AES-256 encrypted tunnel. Note: To ensure that all Internet traffic is secure, NIH recommends you always use encrypted protocols such as SSH, SFTP, SCP, and SSL, HTTPS. Up to Top I have a wireless network at home. Do I need to reconfigure my wireless card to use NIH wireless? Or if I bring my c
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