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the hackers cannot gure out the data content. e IPSec digital signature is used
to make sure that the content of an IP packet is not altered during the transmission.
Since IPSec is an Internet layer protocol, it can protect all the protocols in the trans-
port layer and application layer so that those protocols do not have to have their own
protection. e disadvantage of IPSec is that it slows down the network trac. Later
chapters will show how IPSec is used to connect an on-premises network to a virtual
network on a cloud. e advantage of IPSec is that the data communication between
two networks is highly secured.
2.4.5 Internet Routing Protocols
Routing protocols such as Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Open ...