Mike Bailey <bailey @
computek .
net> wrote:
>
>My previous employer had many dedicated vendor ckts going to other
>large companies. The SOP is to use hardware encryptors on each end.
>There should be no need to have the data pass thru a firewall if you
>take these kind on measures <IMHO>.
>
>If I have been mislead or have miss some important issue please don't
>hesitate to enlighten me but.
I would disagree with this. The hardware encryptors are fine for privacy on
the
line but they do nothing about protecting your network from the vendors. Of
course it all depends on how much you trust the vendor and all their
connections.
Eric
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