Microsoft KB Archive/818754

= White Paper: Virtual Private Networking with Windows Server 2003: Overview =

PSS ID Number: 818754

Article Last Modified on 12/19/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition

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SUMMARY
The &quot;Virtual Private Networking with Windows Server 2003: Overview&quot; white paper provides a summary of virtual private networking and the virtual private network (VPN) technologies that are supported by Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows XP. The white paper describes the set of features that provides advanced security capabilities and simplified administration of VPN connections for enterprise networks.

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer-Two Tunneling Protocol with Internet Protocol security (L2TP/IPSec) are described as the two industry standard methods for VPN connections.

To view this white paper, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/vpnover.mspx

Topics That Are Included in This White Paper

 * Common Uses of VPNs
 * Basic VPN Requirements
 * Tunneling Protocols
 * Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
 * Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
 * Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
 * Tunnel Types
 * Advanced VPN Security Features
 * EAP-TLS and Certificate-based Authentication
 * Network Access Quarantine Control
 * Remote Access Account Lockout
 * Remote Access Policy Profile Packet Filtering
 * VPN Administration
 * Authorizing VPN Connections
 * Scalability
 * RADIUS
 * Connection Manager and Managed VPN Connections
 * Accounting, Auditing, and Alarming

Keywords: KB818754

Technology: kbSBServ2003Pre kbSBServ2003Search kbSBServ2003St kbSBServSearch kbWinServ2003Data kbWinServ2003Data64bit kbWinServ2003Data64bitSearch kbWinServ2003DataSearch kbWinServ2003Ent kbWinServ2003Ent64bit kbWinServ2003Ent64bitSearch kbWinServ2003EntSearch kbWinServ2003Search kbWinServ2003St kbWinServ2003Web

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