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Extranet allows controlled external access to an organization's internal network using the internet. It connects businesses to customers and suppliers for collaborative work. An extranet is implemented securely using virtual private networks (VPNs) that encrypt data packets sent over the public internet. VPNs add an IPsec security layer and tunnel encapsulated packets between IPsec-compliant routers and servers. While extranets provide benefits of external collaboration, they also present issues like increased hosting and security costs and reduced face-to-face interaction compared to traditional intranets.

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Extranet Overview - Tutorialspoint

Extranet allows controlled external access to an organization's internal network using the internet. It connects businesses to customers and suppliers for collaborative work. An extranet is implemented securely using virtual private networks (VPNs) that encrypt data packets sent over the public internet. VPNs add an IPsec security layer and tunnel encapsulated packets between IPsec-compliant routers and servers. While extranets provide benefits of external collaboration, they also present issues like increased hosting and security costs and reduced face-to-face interaction compared to traditional intranets.

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Extranet Overview

Extranet

Extranet refers to network within an organization, using internet to connect to the outsiders in controlled
manner. It helps to connect businesses with their customers and suppliers and therefore allows working
in a collaborative manner.

Implementation

Extranet is implemented as a Virtual Private Networks (VPN) because it uses internet to connect to
corporate organization and there is always a threat to information security. VPN offers a secure network
in public infrastructure (Internet).
Key Points

The packet is encapsulated at boundary of networks in IPSEC complaint routers.

It uses an encryption key to encapsulate packets and IP addresses as well.


The packet is decoded only by the IPSEC complaint routers or servers.

The message is sent over VPN via VPN Tunnel and this process is known as tunneling.

VPN uses Internet Protocol Security Architecture (IPSEC) Protocol to provide secure transactions by
adding an additional security layer to TCP/IP protocol. This layer is created by encapsulating the IP packet
to a new IP packet as shown in the following diagram:

Benefits
Extranet proves to be a successful model for all kind of businesses whether small or big. Here are some
of the advantages of extranet for employees, suppliers, business partners, and customers:
Issues

Apart for advantages there are also some issues associated with extranet. These issues are discussed
below:

Hosting

Where the extranet pages will be held i.e. who will host the extranet pages. In this context there are two
choices:

Host it on your own server.


Host it with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the same way as web pages.

But hosting extranet pages on your own server requires high bandwidth internet connection which is very
costly.

Security

Additional firewall security is required if you host extranet pages on your own server which result in a
complex security mechanism and increase work load.

Accessing Issues

Information can not be accessed without internet connection. However, information can be accessed in
Intranet without internet connection.
Decreased Interaction

It decreases the face to face interaction in the business which results in lack of communication among
customers, business partners and suppliers.

Extranet vs. Intranet

The following table shows differences between Extranet and Intranet:

Extranet Intranet

Internal network that can be accessed externally. Internal network that can not be
accessed externally.

Extranet is extension of company's Intranet. Only limited users of a company.

For limited external communication between customers, suppliers Only for communication within a
and business partners. company.

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