Difference between Cisco WebVPN and Cisco SSL VPN Client 1.0

Difference between Cisco WebVPN and Cisco SSL VPN Client 1.0

"The difference between the Cisco WebVPN and SSL VPN Client is that Cisco WebVPN uses SSL/TLS and port forwarding via a java app for application support, it also only supports unicast TCP traffic, no IP address is assigned to the client, and all the web-browsing down the tunnel is done with an SSL web-mangle that allows you to stuff things into the SSL session."

"However, the Cisco SSL VPN Client is a full tunneling client using SSL/TCP that installs an app on the machine and envelopes the VPN traffic into the SSL session and also has an IP address assigned so the tunnel is two way, not uni-directional. It allows for application support over the tunnel without having to set up a port forward for each application."

"It is a fact that the Cisco SSL VPN Client provides more support than the Cisco WebVPN does, but in regards to features WebVPN has more features because every little bit of it has to be configured. The Cisco SSL VPN Client provides wider support with less to configure and is much more functional."

"In conclusion, Cisco SSL VPN runs SSL over TCP, has a small impact to all traffic to determine if traffic is destined for STC client and is faster than mangled WebVPN."

Note:

"SSL and IPSec use different protocols, but they are both secure in terms of security. SSL is easy to deploy as compared to IPSec. Imagine you have 200+ users and to make them login to VPN you need to give them client software and PCF file, which is not required in case of SSL."