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Scenario: SSL VPN Clientless
Connections
This chapter describes how to use the adaptive security appliance to accept remote
access SSL VPN connections without a software client (clientless). A clientless
SSL VPN allows you to create secure connections, or tunnels, across the Internet
using a web browser. This provides secure access to off-site users without a
software client or hardware client.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• About Clientless SSL VPN, page 6-1
• Example Network with Browser-Based SSL VPN Access, page 6-3
• Implementing the Clientless SSL VPN Scenario, page 6-4
• What to Do Next, page 6-18
About Clientless SSL VPN
Clientless SSL VPN connections enable secure and easy access to a broad range
of web resources and web-enabled applications from almost any computer on the
Internet. They include the following:
• Internal websites
• Web-enabled applications
• NT/Active Directory and FTP file shares
• E-mail proxies, including POP3S, IMAP4S, and SMTPS