Open Source VPN In The Cloud
Information regarding the new Amazon Private Cloud Service has been previous posted. Yet another web-scaling cloud service that enhances the Internet’s capabilities by allowing secure communication across non-secure public networks is OpenVPN Cloud. This solution resembles a VPN, but because OpenVPN Cloud is unified in nature, it permits application developers and internet service providers a mechanism through which data can be safely and securely exchanged through corporate firewalls, consistent with corporate security policies.
The infrastructure of OpenVPN Cloud is comprised of connected OpenVPN servers that are hosted on machines that are located in various locations. The machines are clustered and redundant, which renders the network resistant to individual node failures, because a self-healing feature is utilized. This provides the user with the least amount of downtime and unavailability. OpenVPN is an award-winning VPN open source product, and as a result of its reliability and functionality, it has established itself as a gold standard in the open source networking arena, with over 2.5 million downloads since it was made available. To obtain more information about the innovative OpenVPN Cloud solution, please refer to the OpenVPN Cloud Platform White Paper.