I think I'm in over my head here, but this is from the Conclave site's description of the WANTop box:
"The WANTop Box, a policy-based WAN access device, incorporates
a high-performance processor with integrated hardware for encryption
and compression. Software modules provide traffic flow control, traffic
monitoring and auditing, firewall capabilities, a boundary router, and
IPSec. Service interworking in the WANTop Box is standards based
and supports IP Precedence, Frame Relay CIR, ATM PVCs, and
RSVP, L2TP and MPLS protocols. With the WANTop Box,
subscribers can now match (map) applications to QoS delivery from
the service provider."
I think this means -- anyway, I've read -- that the box can be installed at a remote workstation for entry into the VPN at appropriate access levels. My understanding is that the Conclave system has no legacy problems so long as there is Windows NT everywhere.
Doesn't this come close to your Holy Grail of "A multi-protocol (IP, IPX, etc), multi-network (T1, Async, Sync, ATM, Frame Relay) system capable of providing authentication, encryption, transaction, certification, and non-repudiation support on a general level (ie not application specific) both across public networks (ie the Internet) and private networks (ie Leased line providers) both on a LAN to LAN (multi-point to multi-point) and user to LAN (point to multi-point) basis."
I am invested in Internet Dynamics biometric authentication partner, IDX, so that's my interest in this subject. There is an announced alliance between Compaq and another biometric provider, privately held Identicator, that has yet to actually install its product. |
