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VPN Concentrator

What is VPN Concentrator?

A network device that manages multiple VPN connections, handling encryption, authentication, and routing for remote access users.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern vpn concentrator

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on vpn concentrator

Requirements naming vpn concentrator across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)1 control

Harden network devices (routers, switches, firewalls, VPN concentrators, wireless) in accordance with the applicable network STIGs, covering device management, routing-protocol security, boundary protection and remote access.

STIG-SRG-NET · Network device STIG hardening →
NSA Guidance for Transition to Quantum-Resistant Cryptography1 control

Migrate network devices including routers, firewalls, VPN concentrators, and load balancers to support CNSA 2.0 algorithms for control plane and data plane operations.

QRMIG-13 · Network Device Transition →

Questions people ask about vpn concentrator

What is VPN Concentrator?
A network device that manages multiple VPN connections, handling encryption, authentication, and routing for remote access users.
Why is VPN Concentrator important for compliance?
VPN Concentrator is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding vpn concentrator helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address VPN Concentrator?
VPN Concentrator appears in the requirement text of DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), NSA Guidance for Transition to Quantum-Resistant Cryptography. Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about VPN Concentrator?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how vpn concentrator applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.