networking - Providing secure access of internal network to outsiders of internal network

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2014-07
  • abhijeet

    How can we give secure access of our internal network to some one who is not in our internal network. What can be most secure way of doing that?

    We have created a java based webportal which is accessible to our internal network only, by which user can access cluster resources easily , but we want to give access of portal to some specific friend organisation , so they can also access portal and use those resources as they are in our internal network.

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  • mtak

    Probably the best way would be to use a VPN solution. There are several competing technologies out there, but a free, versatile and secure way of doing it would be to use OpenVPN.

    You could also check if your router has built-in VPN functionality.

  • Kirk Logan

    A VPN solution will work as a blanket solution to the problem, however you could always handle this on a protocol by protocol basis depending on what youre trying to do.

    For example, why give VPN access if all they really need is SSH.

    I prefer the protocol by protocol approach, but a VPN is equally viable.


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  • Tomasz Zieliński

    I'm a new OpenVPN user. I'm working under Ubuntu, as a client.

    What I couldn't find is if OpenVPN client process gives anyone on private network any access to my computer, or if it looks the same as for my real local network, i.e. iptables (which I'm using through Firestarter) are in charge of network traffic, and local user can only see/use services I consciously exposed by allowing inbound connections.


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  • Sunny

    Firewall (iptables) rules will work.