About This Guide - Novell ACCESS MANAGER 3.1 SP2 - SSL VPN SERVER GUIDE 2010 Manual

About This Guide

The Novell Access Manager SSL VPN uses encryption and other security mechanisms to ensure
that data cannot be intercepted and only authorized users have access to the network. Users can
access SSL VPN services from any Web browser.
Chapter 1, " Overview of SSL VPN," on page 11
Chapter 2, "Basic Configuration for SSL VPN," on page 21
Chapter 3, "Configuring End-Point Security and Access Policies for SSL VPN," on page 37
Chapter 4, "Configuring How Users Connect to SSL VPN," on page 55
Chapter 5, "Clustering the High-Bandwidth SSL VPN Servers," on page 67
Chapter 6, "Monitoring the SSL VPN Servers," on page 79
Chapter 7, "Server Configuration Settings," on page 93
Chapter 8, "Additional Configurations," on page 99
Appendix A, "Troubleshooting SSL VPN Configuration," on page 101
Audience
This guide is intended for Access Manager administrators. It is assumed that you have knowledge of
evolving Internet protocols, such as:
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) digital signature concepts and Internet security
Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP and HTTPS)
Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)
Domain Name System (DNS)
Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
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