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Router Allows VPN Clients to Connect IPsec and Internet Using Split Tunneling Configuration Example Introduction This document provides step-by-step instructions on how to allow VPN Clients access to the Internet while they are tunneled into a Cisco IOS® Router. This configuration is required to allow the VPN Clients secure access to corporate resources via IPsec and at the same time allow unsecured access to the Internet. This configuration is called split tunneling. Note: Split tunneling can pose a security risk when configured. Since VPN Clients have unsecured access to the Internet, they can be compromised by an attacker. Prerequisites Requirements There are no specific requirements for this document. Components Used The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions: Cisco Router 3640 with Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4 Cisco VPN Client 4.8 The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. Conventions Refer to the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions. Configure Verify
Welcome to ClearDB! PIX Firewall and VPN Configuration Guide, Version 6.3 - Site-to-Site VPN Configuration Examples [Cisco PIX Firewall Software Configuring PIX Firewall 1 with a VeriSign CA Perform the following steps to configure PIX Firewall 1 to use a public CA: Step 1 Define a host name: Step 2 Define the domain name: Step 3 Generate the PIX Firewall RSA key pair: This command is not stored in the configuration. Step 4 Define VeriSign-related enrollment commands: ca identity example.com 209.165.202.130 ca configure example.com ca 2 20 crloptional These commands are stored in the configuration. " 2 " is the retry period, " 20 " is the retry count, and the crloptional option disables CRL checking. Step 5 Authenticate the CA by obtaining its public key and its certificate: ca authenticate example.com This command is not stored in the configuration. Step 6 Request signed certificates from your CA for your PIX Firewall's RSA key pair.
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Hackers outwit Windows 7 activation News November 16, 2009 01:37 PM ET Computerworld - Hackers have figured out how to sidestep Windows 7's activation process, continuing a long-running battle with Microsoft, which has blocked such tactics in the past. According to an article published more than a week ago on My Digital Life, hackers have devised a pair of methods that circumvent the new operating system's product activation, a key component of Microsoft's antipiracy technologies. Microsoft said it knew about the hacks and was looking into ways to block them. Two utilities, called "RemoveWAT" and "Chew-WGA," remove the activation technologies or prevent them from running, said My Digital Life. With Windows 7, Microsoft dropped the "Windows Genuine Advantage" (WGA) name for its integrated antipiracy software, and replaced it with "Windows Activation Technologies" (WAT). Microsoft has blocked anti-activation hacks in the past, using Windows Update to push changes to users.