The SonicWALL Ravlin® 7160 is a Fast
Ethernet-compatible security device, deployable in widely distributed
100Base-TX infrastructures. A Ravlin 7160 unit provides data privacy for
LAN/WAN communications, using 168-bit Triple-DES encryption. It provides
authentication and access control using the Digital Signature Standard (DSS)
and X.509v.3 digital certificates. In most cases, a Ravlin 7160 resides
between the local (protected) network and the access router at each site.
The Ravlin 7160 is a data
center grade member of the Ravlin family of security devices. The Ravlin 7160,
in concert with other Ravlin gateways and software clients, allows complete
control of information policy using the 3VPN architecture developed by RedCreek
Communications®. Speed
capabilities and tunneling
capacity make the Ravlin 7160 a natural candidate to connect large locations
and server farms.
The Ravlin 7160 is connected to computing
resources via any combination of two Ethernet interfaces. The RJ45 connectors
automatically sense connection to 10BaseT and 100Base-TX devices, hubs, and
networks. The Ravlin 7160 can behave as a router or bridge. Integrated power
converters allow connection to AC power systems. RCOS™ firmware extends the
VPN features based on the IPSec
specification to include a full range of policy services including: address
services, authentication services, bandwidth services (QoS/CoS), and firewall
services.
The Ravlin 7160 supports the strongest suite
of IPSec network security features commercially available today. Ravlin gateways implement all mandatory components of the Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF) IP Security (IPSec) standard for enhanced network security.
The Ravlin 7160 provides data privacy using industry standard 168-bit triple DES
(3DES) algorithms. Content integrity is provided via two Hashed
Message Authentication Code (HMAC) algorithms. These are Message Digest 5
(MD5), and Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1). Secure channels are identified,
authenticated and negotiated using Digital
Signature Standard (DSS), Diffie-Hellman
key exchange, X.509
v.3 digital certificates, and IKE
key management. Ravlin's strict adherence to standards allows
interoperability in several modes.
VPN Connection
for Large Locations and Server Farms
