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AEP Networks Security Platform
"The AEP Network Security Platform (NSP) will appeal to small and medium size enterprises that want tremendous flexibility in building their extended networks. The NSP is relatively inexpensive, can implement very sophisticated security policies, and offers downloadable thin clients for accessing terminal services and legacy applications. AEP Networks is one of the few SSL VPN gateways that actually detects whether an end station is compliant with security policy and then facilitates the provisioning of required security products from vendors like WholeSecurity."Request Complimentary Evaluation Guide (Qualified Users Only)
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We rate products on both how well they meet general enterprise requirements and they stack up against competition. And we provide the data we used so you can determine how well they would fit your security policies and your unique environment.
| Feature Focus |
Primary Evaluation Critera |
Absolute Rating |
Relative Rating |
| Remote Access VPN | Encryption options; strength; situational policies | Very Good |
Typical |
| Authentication | Integrated 2-factor solutions; compatability with existing directories | Very Good |
Strength |
| Authorization | Flexibility to implement sophisticated user privilege policies | Very Good |
Typical |
| Access Methods | Breadth of application support - web & non-web; admin workload | Excellent |
Strength |
| User Device Support | Access methods supported on various types of remote devices | Very Good |
Typical |
| Endpoint Security | Gateway features; compatability w/3rd party endpoint security solutions; integration | Excellent |
Strength |
| Policy Management | Breadth of capabilities; administrative ease-of-use | Excellent |
Typical + |
| Gateway Self-Protection | Ability to withstand direct security attacks on SSL VPN gateway | Excellent |
Typical |
| Internal Network Protection | Ability to detect and block network level attacks; integrated firewall | Excellent |
Strength |
| Application-Level Protection | Ability to detect and block application-specific attacks | Very Good |
Typical+ |
| Site-to-Site VPN | Encryption strength | Not Provided |
Typical |
| Audit, Analysis and Reports | Security audit data capture and reporting capabilities | Good |
Typical |
| Service Level Management | Performance monitoring, forecasting and planning tools | Very Good |
Typical |
| High-Availability | Ability to withstand hardware failures; minimize downtime | Very Good |
Typical |
| Performance/Scalability | Number of concurrent users; user experience | No Performance
data |
Typical |
| User Experience | Ease of use: complexity, familiarity, level of automation, online assistance | Very Good |
Typical+ |
| Admin Experience | Ease-of-use defining and implementing security policies | Excellent |
Typical |
| IT Experience | Ease-of-use integrating into net infrastructure, and operating and maintaining the gateway | Excellent |
Typical |
| Product Line Breadth | Small, medium and large solutions; simple and complex configurations | Excellent |
Typical + |
| Price - Point Positioning | Published pricing relative to primary competitors | Excellent |
Strength |