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Extranet:
For the Blue
Bookstore, the extranet is a private network that uses the Internet
protocol and the public telecommunication system to securely share part
of a business's information or operations with its suppliers, vendors,
partners, customers, or other businesses.
Extranet require firewall server management, the issuance and use
of digital certificates or similar means of user authentication,
encryption of messages, and the use of virtual private networks (VPN)
that tunnel through the public network. The following diagram shows the
Extranet for the Blue Bookstore. |