Alan Kavanagh

This book is a good recap on IPSec if you have not been working with IPSec for some time. I recommend this book for begineers to IPSec implementators and it is a good reference book to have handy. The first few sections explain the basics of IPSec and are very well detailed without getting into the specifics. However, the sections on IKE are not well explained and it lacks real detail of IKE implementations and no good diagrams.

I found this book an excellent recap of IPSec as i have not worked with IPSec for almost 3 years, and instead the book gives good and concise information but is mostly in a synopsis format and lacks the real meat.

Other Reviews

• Got basic VPN background? Yes? This is your book
• Not much more useful than the RFCs
• A good book for IPSec beginners and refreshers
• BS
• Alan Kavanagh