How does VPN integrate with Firewalls?
Most corporate networks have included a firewall prior to deploying VPN. Whether the VPN tunnel should be terminated on the firewall, or directly on the private network depends on your security requirements and network architecture. Typical configurations for remote access-enabled VPNs include parallel firewall/VPN and VPN-behind-firewall setups. Ending the VPN tunnel in front of firewall devices is less popular while combination devices develop rapidly and may soon prove to be the gest solution overall. As always each implementation has its benefits and drawbacks: VPN/Firewall parallel setup: although the easiest to implement this setup creates a secondary gateway to your private network. VPN products with blocking features will stop unauthorized traffic and minimize security risks. Depending on your network setup, NAT-capable devices may be required as the VPN must redirect traffic based on its content. VPN-behind-firewall: to implement this configuration you must ensure that your fi
