How safe is vpn?

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Richard

Hi

Just wondering how safe is the data travelling through a vpn. I connected my
home pc to the office and plans to copy some data over the vpn.

Many thanks in advance.

Richard
 
Security is why VPN was invented.

Copying binary data (files) is not "sniffed" and reassembled into usuable files
as easily as information sent in "clear text" such as usernames/passwords in
certain situations.

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Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft, or
anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
 
Hi Phillip

Thanks for taking time to reply. So, if I just copy and paste over the vpn,
there is no worry that the files be 'copied' somewhere along the journey?

Many thanks in advance
Richard
 
Copy and paste? You mean just file copying? I don't think it is very likely and
is going to be nearly impossible over VPN (even with just PPTP). But you could
be struck by lightning while sitting close to a window in a metal chair during a
storm :-).

--
Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft, or
anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
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http://www.isaserver.org/articles/ISA2004_AccessRules.html

Troubleshooting Client Authentication on Access Rules in ISA Server 2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/8/918ed2d3-71d0-40ed-8e6d-fd6eeb6cfa07/ts_rules.doc

Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server: Partners
http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/partners/default.asp

Microsoft ISA Server Partners: Partner Hardware Solutions
http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/edgesecurity/partners/hardwarepartners.mspx
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Many thanks again Philip


Phillip Windell said:
Copy and paste? You mean just file copying? I don't think it is very likely and
is going to be nearly impossible over VPN (even with just PPTP). But you could
be struck by lightning while sitting close to a window in a metal chair during a
storm :-).

--
Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft, or
anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
-----------------------------------------------------
Understanding the ISA 2004 Access Rule Processing
http://www.isaserver.org/articles/ISA2004_AccessRules.html

Troubleshooting Client Authentication on Access Rules in ISA Server 2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/8/918ed2d3-71d0-40ed-8e6d-fd6eeb6cfa07/ts_rules.doc

Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server: Partners
http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/partners/default.asp

Microsoft ISA Server Partners: Partner Hardware Solutions
http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/edgesecurity/partners/hardwarepartners.mspx
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