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astaro security linux - secure client for vpn networks

The Astaro Secure Client ensures the highest levels of security for VPN. It provides strong user authentication and end-to-end encryption so that mobile workers, home workers, and remote offices can communicate securely over the Internet with a central VPN gateway.

The Astaro Secure Client includes an integrated dialer and a personal packet inspection firewall to simplify operations and improve the security of the remote systems. It is easy to install with a configuration wizard and offers user-friendly access to the VPN with either an automatic or manual dialing mode.

Some of the advanced features include:

• IPSec, Internet Key Exchange (IKE), Main Mode
• NAT-Traversal for passing Network Address Translation (NAT) devices
• Virtual IP address support
• Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS)
• An API for controlling the client with internally-developed applications
• Compatibility with Astaro Security Linux and other IPSec-compliant VPN gateways
  

The Astaro Secure Client works with a number of strong authentication methods to prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to the corporate network - Pre-Shared Key (PSK), Smart Cards, X.509 certificates , USB Tokens, Biometric devices, PKCS#11 and PKCS#12

You can choose from a variety of advanced cryptographic methods including:

• AES (128/192/256 Bit)
• RSA (1024-4096 Bit)
  
• 3DES, DES
• Diffie-Hellman groups 1, 2, 5
  
• Blowfish
• SHA-1, MD5

A stateful personal firewall prevents hackers from taking control of the remote system and causing damage or creating a "backdoor" into the organization's central network (denial of split tunneling).

By providing an integrated dialer and line management, the client makes it easy to connect to central offices and manage the connections. Features include:

• International dial-in
  
• Dialer Protection - preventing Trojan dialers and spyware from dialing out to unknown telephone numbers
  
• Multiple remote subnets for the same connection definition
  
• Specification of connection-specific DNS and WINS servers
  
• Failover to an alternative gateway
  
• Prevention of misconfiguration by users
  

The Astaro Secure Client is available for a 30 day trial.

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