Fusion of Secure IPsec-Based Virtual Private Network, Mobile Computing and Rich Multimedia Technology

Abstract

An application of IPsec stack of data exchange protocols in virtual private networks proved to be one of the most reliable and efficient security technologies to provide data protection, confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and access control in computer networks. This chapter presents the outcomes of multi-aspect research project aimed to design and develop IPsec-based mobile virtual private network environments for highly effective, in terms of both security and performance, communications in Web-based rich multimedia systems, including conceptual, design, architectural, and performance modeling of those systems.