Open Source Web Based VPN Software

About a year ago, I was introduced to SSL VPN systems. They are a great bit of technology because they incorporate high levels of encryption (which is usually really hard for end users to use) and web technology, specifically web browsers (which most users are very familiar with and know how to use). The down side was that this technology has a tendency to be a bit pricey.
In steps 3SP, a company that provides an SSL VPN product in two flavors, Enterprise for large corporations that need support and Community for those who can support and manage the product themselves. The other advantage of SSL-Explorer: Community Edition is that is is also open source. So you can freely install and modify to your heart’s content.
Using SSL-Explorer is really quite simple. All you need to do is point your web browser to the SSL Explorer server and log it. From there, you can access any of the services that have been set up for you which reside inside the network.
Check out these Flash demos:
Installation
Remote Administration
Web Forwarding (Reverse Proxy)
Web Forwarding (Tunneled Proxy)
Web Forwarding (Replacement Proxy)
Network Places
The other nice thing about SSL-Explorer is that it runs on both Windows and Linux. You do not have to worry about getting a new OS to support the program.
A new version of SSL-Explorer has just been released and you can read more about it on freshmeat.
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