Corporate VPN
Company-operated infrastructure with central identity and policy.
How widely is it used?
Common in production todayStill the enterprise baseline, increasingly fronted or replaced by SASE platforms.
How it works
The organisation runs (or contracts) the gateways and ties them to its directory, so authentication, device posture and access policy are enforced centrally and logged for audit.
Connects
Employees → company network
Protocols
IPsec, SSL/TLS, WireGuard
Typical users
Employees, IT and security teams
Main use case
Enterprise remote access under a single policy and audit trail.
Advantages
- Central authentication, MFA and revocation
- Consistent policy across the workforce
Limitations
- Needs real administration and monitoring
- Scaling the gateway tier costs money
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