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SSL VPN Security Solutions

Scale and optimize for an increasingly mobile workforce

An increasing number of employees, contractors, partners, suppliers, and customers are requiring secure access to corporate resources using a variety of devices from many different locations—including remote VPN, internal LAN, and both public and internal wireless. SSL and client-based access solutions simplify the control and end-to-end data protection you need when offering network and application access, but lack of flexibility and scalability can limit your ability to keep up with demand. In addition, with the evolution of the Internet from IPv4 to IPv6, the lack of an access solution that supports IPv6 can disrupt your business.

F5's access solutions bring SSL VPN remote access security, application acceleration, and optimization services together to provide high-performance, flexible security on a single platform. Using secure SSL VPN for encrypted traffic, F5 appliances and virtual solutions provide policy-based, secure, and flexible access to applications for any user, over any device or network. Best of all, the F5 SSL VPN remote access solution is fully IPv6 capable.

Why do I need SSL VPN security?

Business benefits of using F5 for SSL VPN security include:

  • Superior scalability for the growing mobile and remote workforce.
    A next-generation access gateway at the edge of the network supports access for a much greater number of remote users than other access solutions, and it is IPv6 capable.
  • Improved manageability and security with unified access.
    F5 delivers access control, endpoint security, authentication, and authorization services on a single, easy-to-manage, and optimized network solution.
  • Increased user productivity through automatic connection.
    Users get a seamless transition between locations through a client that provides cutting-edge roaming, domain detection, and automatic connection.
  • Accelerated applications and optimized performance.
    Users gain faster access to applications with acceleration at LAN speeds.
  • Strong endpoint security.
    F5 validates client security postures to protect your organization from accidental data loss.
  • Flexible deployment.
    Physical and virtual editions offer greater flexibility in disaster recovery scenarios or during a surge in remote access demand.

How do I implement SSL VPN security?

With F5, you can easily configure SSL VPN security on a very granular level. One of the highlights is the Visual Policy Editor that makes complex security enforcement painless and flexible through an easy-to-use graphical user interface. F5's application- and technology-specific deployment guides take the guesswork out of implementation, with step-by-step configuration instructions that save valuable time and resources.

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DevCentral Community

F5 DevCentral, is our community driven site that helps customers and partners maximize the effectiveness of F5 technologies & solutions.

F5 Knowledge Base

The AskF5 Knowledge Base has product manuals, security advisories, and release notes on F5 products.

What F5 offerings do I need for an SSL VPN security solution?

F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway delivers outstanding performance, scalability, availability, ease-of-use, and endpoint security to keep corporate data secure while ensuring high productivity for those working from home or on the road. The FirePass SSL VPN appliance and virtual edition provide secure, flexible remote access to enterprise applications and data for users over any device or network .

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Edge Gateway Demo

In this demo we'll show you how the BIG-IP Edge Gateway platform can help speed up downloads from a SharePoint portal to deliver a better user experience.

FirePass Demo

This in-depth Flash demo gives a video introduction, overview, and next steps for using FirePass SSL VPN.

How to Buy

FirePass Virtual Edition