How safe is vpn?

[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

 

[Phillip Windell]

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.

--
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.

 

[Richard]

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

 

[Phillip Windell]

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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[Hotmail]

Many thanks again Philip

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