Windows XP Embedded
Get all the power of Windows in componentized form with powerful development tools for developing a broad range of devices. * Over 3,000 operating system components * Win32 API compatibility * Pre-existing design templates * Plug and Play interoperability and real time performance (with third-party plug-ins) * Support for all x86-based hardware platforms * Free demo!

Mocana Device Security Framework

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Step-by-Step Guide to Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)
This guide focuses on the fastest way to use IPSec transport mode to secure application traffic between a client and a server. It demonstrates how to enable security using IPSec default policies between two Windows 2000-based systems that belong to a Windows 2000 domain. Once the two computers have joined the domain, you should complete the first part of the walkthrough, which demonstrates default policies in 30 minutes or less.
preview: http://www.microsoft.com   date: 2/17/2000

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The official IPsec Howto for Linux
This HowTo will cover the basic and advanced steps setting up a VPN using IPsec based on the Linux Kernels 2.4 and 2.5/2.6. Since there is a vast amount of documentation available for the Linux Kernel 2.4, this HowTo will concentrate on the new IPsec Features in the development Kernel first. A later revision will include Linux Kernel 2.4.
preview: http://www.ipsec-howto.org   date: 1/28/2004

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IPSEC Protocol Overview
IPSEC is a framework for security that operates at the Network Layer by extending the IP packet header (using additional protocol numbers, not options). This gives it the ability to encrypt any higher layer protocol, including arbitrary TCP and UDP sessions, so it offers the greatest flexibility of all the existing TCP/IP cryptosystems.
preview: http://www.freesoft.org  

Microsoft Windows Embedded - Try it free!

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The Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) Standard: Clearing up the Confusion
IPSec (Internet Protocol Security Standard) is a framework of open standards for ensuring secure private communications over public networks like the Internet. IPSec is a key component of this standards-based, flexible solution for deploying a network-wide security policy.
preview: http://www.adimpleo.com   date: 5/24/2001

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Designing A Secure Future, a Harbor Research white paper
Designing A Secure Future - FREE Harbor Research white paper - , investigates some of the fundamental changes facing our society with the impending wave of device networking. Imagine a world in which every manufactured object has the ability to connect to and communicate over the same global network we are using right now. This capability will forever alter the way we interact with our devices, and will drastically shift the business models of the companies that manufacture them, not to mention place extreme new demands on our network infrastructure.
preview: http://www.mocana.com  

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A Comparison Between IPsec and Multiprotocol Label Switching Virtual Private Networks
Two unique and complementary VPN architectures based on IP Security (IPsec) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) technologies are emerging to form the predominant foundations for delivery of New World services. This white paper examines these two VPN architectures, their similarities and differences, and the benefits they offer. It concludes with a unified view of IP VPNs that combine both IPsec and MPLS based on their respective strengths.
preview: http://www.bellsouth.com  

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VPNC's archive of the IPsec mailing list
The IPsec mailing list is the official communications medium of the IETF's IPsec Working Group. To subscribe to the mailing list, send a message to ipsec-request@lists.tislabs.com with the single word subscribe in the body of the message. To unsubscribe from the list, use that same address with the single word unsubscribe in the body of the message.
preview: http://www.vpnc.org