Crypto Security Architecture
Addressing remote network
security solutions…
Current Network
Remote access user connections are not
encrypted
Access to main site from sales department in
England is not encrypted
Current Network
Proposed Secured Network
All connections to and from the corporate network
should be secured.
We will accomplish this using the open source
VPN software package OpenVPN.
Main Site Changes
Add a physical server in the main office running
OpenVPN in server mode.
Create VPN configuration files for site to site VPN
to main office and for dial access from remote
users. Generate Secret Key.
Configure routing to allow devices in main office
to communicate with remote networks across
VPN.
Sales Office Changes
Install OpenVPN client on Windows 2000 server
in the sales office.
Create VPN configuration file for site to site VPN
to main office. Copy secret key.
Configure routing to allow devices in sales office
to communicate with remote network across VPN.
Remote User Changes
Install OpenVPN client on remote user computer
systems.
Install configuration file and secure key.
Train users to connect with VPN.
Secured Network
Security Enhancements
All company traffic that travels across public
networks is secured with encryption.
Weaknesses
Distribution of VPN configuration files and secret
keys.
To mitigate we will create a web repository to
distribute configuration files and secret keys. The
site will require secure authentication to login and
access files and keys.
Weaknesses cont.
Loss or theft of secret key.
All systems containing a copy of the secret key
must be password protected and use whole disk
encryption to protect against loss or theft.
Cost Savings
The router in the sales site could be eliminated.
The RAS server in the main site could be
eliminated.