InneedofVPNprotectionforWiFi's,hotels...whentraveling.WhatisthebestportableVPNthatIcanstartfrommyUSBWherecanIdownloadsuchportableVPN
IsthereanythingspecialneededinregardstorunningtheportablevpnasopposedtoregularVPN's(anchorfree,packetix,ultravpnthatIusedbefore)thatIusewhenItakemylapwithme.
Thankyou.
firstofall,mostVPNsystemswouldneedtomesswiththeroutingtablesofthePCthatyou'reat,whichinvolveshavingadministratoraccess,whichyou'reunlikelytofindmuchwhentravelling,sotheideamaynotworkatall.
Secondly,though,whatyouareeffectivelydoing,ispluggingthecompletelyunknown,potentiallymalware-infestedPCthatyousitdownatdirectyintoyourcorporatenetwork,bypassingsomeorallofthefirewallingthatusuallykeepsitsafe.
Asthesysadminhere,thereisnowayIwouldallowmyuserstodothat.Iftheyneedthatlevelofaccess,theytaketheirlaptopwiththem.
Hi,theeasiestandmostsecurewaytoaccessyourcompanynetworkislogmein(secure.logmein.com)andyoucaninstalllogmeinignitionasportableapps.ThisislikeworkingviaterminalserverdirectlyonyourPCinthecompany.Connectionisencryptedandsecure.NoneedforanVPN.
Thankyouforyouranswer.IthinkIcangetadministratoraccessatmosthotelsIusuallystayin.IwouldpreferasimpleportableVPN,thatwouldworkwithoutmessingwithsettings.Juststartandgothing.
TheUSBisonlyusedforthedurationofthetrip,Icanscanitwithantivirus,antimalware...later,sothisisnotaproblem.
Icameacrossthisone:
WherecanIfindthelatestversionWoulditbebetterifIuseregularVPNsuchasshield,packetix,ultra...incombinationwithmyportableappsonUSBinstead
Whateverisgood,isnotbad.
Myinitialquestionsarestillnotanswered.Anyone,pleaseWhatisthebestportableVPNthatIcanstartfrommyUSBWherecanIdownloadsuchportableVPN
Ithinkthatthereasonnoonehasansweredisthatveryfewpeopledothis,andtheydon'tknowofanydownloads.
Also,IthinkyoumisunderstoodwhatIwassayingaboutasecurityissue.Itisn'tthatyourflashdriveispluggedintoanunknownandpossiblyinfectedcomputer,whichyoucouldthenscancarefully.Itisthatyouareeffectivelypluggingthatunknownandpossiblyinfectedcomputerstraightintoyourbasenetwork,behindthefirewall.Inotherwords,ifthehotelPCisinfectedwithaworm,thenyoucouldbegivingthatwormafreeshotateverythingbackinyouroffice/home.
Iwillnotbesynchronizingwhiletravelingwithaflashdrive.Ijustwanttobeabletoansweremails,acessfilesandbrowsethewebfrommyflashdrive.
Sothequestionstillremains:
WhatisthebestportableVPNthatIcanstartfrommyUSBWherecanIdownloadsuchportableVPN
AreyousayingthattherearenoportableVPN'satall
WhataVPNdoes,isshortcutpastallthefirewallsandstufftocreateavirtualnetworkconnectionbetweenthetwoendpoints.ThatmeansthatyouwillbepluggingthelocalPC,whichyouhavenocontroloverthesecurityof,viatheVPNintoyournetwork.IfthatPCisinfectedwithwormsandmalware,youwillbeexposingtheothercomputersonyournetworktoattacksfromanaddressthattheywillhavebeentoldtotreataslocalandtrusted.
IpersonallydonotknowofanyPortableVPNapplications,and,evenifIdid,thereisnowaythatIwouldeveruseoneorrecommenditsusetoanyoneelse.
Ifyoucanaccessfilesonyourback-at-basecomputer,thensocananypieceofmalwarethathappenstoalreadybeonthePCthatyouaresittingat.
Foraccesstoemail,considersimplyopeninguptheIMAPandSUBMISSIONportsonyourfirewall,soyoucancontactyourserverdirectly.
Forwebbrowsing,youshouldn'tneedanythingmorethanFirefoxPortable.
thisatmylastcompany.Peoplewhoneedrealaccesstothecompanynetwork,didgetit,evenontheirfancytoymobilephones,butthiswasdoneso,thatonlythoseparticulardevices(=computers)hadtheaccess,(testingevenformacinfewwaystoavoidmacfakingetc.),not'anycomputer'justwithsimilarsettings.
Forthosewhowantedjustmails,eitherthemailswerecopieddirectlytoareliablepushmailserviceorsimplycopiedtoanexternalpop/imapaccountwithatleastsslcommunicationandhereeverybodycouldreadmails,answerthemandsoon.
Nowaythatsomebodywouldjustusesettingsandkeysetandrunthetunelfromanyterminalintheworld.
WhatJimbotriedtotellyou,itdoesnotmatterwhatyouaredoingduringtheVPNconnectiontoyourhomebase.Youaresimplyconnectingthehotelandyourcompanynetworktogether.ItdoesnotmatterwhatyousendovertheVPN,butitmightbemoreimportantwhatdoesthehotelcomputersendandreceiveduringthatsessionovertheVPNfromyourhomebasenetwork.During15mins,whichyouwereconnectedanddidjustreadonesmalltextmail,thetwonetworkscanexchangevirtuallyanythingandyouhavenoideawhatitwas.Remember,itisnotyourflashstickconnectingtoyourbase,itisthehotelinfact,eveniftheclientsoftwareisplacedontheflash.
Infact,mucheasierway:getridofthefirewallonyourcompany,openallportsyouneedforyourmailsetcontheroutersandyoucanreachthecompanydirectlywithoutanyVPNneeded.Theresultisexactlythesame.Yourcompanynetworkisopentopublicandyou,andeverybodyelse,canreachitwithoutproblems.
OttoSykoraBasel,Switzerland
SoevenifIjustsendandreceiveemailandacesscompanywebsitethroughavpnitisalreadyaproblemPleaseletmeknowwhatwouldbethecorrectwaytouseportableappsonaflashdrivesecurely.IfVPNisnottherightsolution,whatis
WhatImostlyneedwhentravelingistouseportableappstoacesscompanywebsitethroughfirefoxwebbrowseranddownloadandsendemailsthroughthunderbirdsecurelly.
Thanksagain.
Accessingyourcompany'swebsiteshouldbefine/safewithFireFox.DoesyourcompanysupportwebaccesstotheiremailsystemThatshouldbefine/safealso.Haveyouspokentothecompany'sITdeptastowhattheysuggestforaccessingwhatyouwanttodo
Ed
Idon'twantanyoneathotels,Wifi'sorthelocalisporanyoneelsereadmyemailsorseemyonlineactivitiesthroughthebrowser.ToensurethatIalwaysusedmyportablecomputerwithsomeVPN(usuallysomesimple,easytousehotspotshield,oropenvpnorpacketix,ultravpn,loki,Thor)…IneedtorunOutlookemailandbrowsethewebtoaccesscompanywebsiteasaminimum.
Idon'tunderstandwhyrunningaVPNisworsethannotrunningitatall.JimboandOttosykoraboothseemtoclaimthat.
IsthereawaythatIcanuseportableappsonmyflashdriveandstillhavethesamesecurity/anonimitythatIhavewhenItakemyportablecomputerwithmeanduseVPN
Because,ifthereisn'tportableappshaveamajordrawback.
weringpeterIdon'tunderstandwhyrunningaVPNisworsethannotrunningitatall.JimboandOttosykoraboothseemtoclaimthat.
NeitherOttosykoraormyselfaresayingthatyouwillbelesssecurewithaVPN.WearesayingthatusingaVPNbacktoyourcompany'snetworkwillendangerthatentirenetworktoattack.
Pleaseunderstand,thereasonthatyoucannotsimplyrunoutlookandhaveitworkfromwhereveryouareisthatyourofficehasafirewallspecificallydesignedtoblockaccessfromuntrustedcomputers.WhatyouaretryingtodoistoconnectanuntrustedcomputeroveraVPNtothenetwork,circumventingthefirewall.
Now,thereareverygoodreasonswhyyourofficenetworkissetupthatway,sothewayyouaretryingtogetpastthefirewallisabadidea.
weringpeterIsthereawaythatIcanuseportableappsonmyflashdriveandstillhavethesamesecurity/anonimitythatIhavewhenItakemyportablecomputerwithmeanduseVPN
Yes,thereisahugefundamentaldifference.Whenyouuseportableapps,youareatthemercyofanuntrustedcomputer.Therecouldbeanyamountofmalwareinstalledonit,orevenahardwarekeyloggerthatwouldtrackeverysinglemovethatyoumade,andbeundetectablebyanysoftwarescan.Thiswillalwaysbethecase.Usingsomeoneelse'scomputerisinherentlyinsecureincomparisontomanagingandmaintainingyourowncomputer.
weringpeterIdon'twantanyoneathotels,Wifi'sorthelocalisporanyoneelsereadmyemailsorseemyonlineactivitiesthroughthebrowser.ToensurethatIalwaysusedmyportablecomputerwithsomeVPN(usuallysomesimple,easytousehotspotshield,oropenvpnorpacketix,ultravpn,loki,Thor)…IneedtorunOutlookemailandbrowsethewebtoaccesscompanywebsiteasaminimum.
Somepossiblesolutionsforyou
UnmonitoredwebbrowsingGetacopyofToR-therearevariouspackagesavailablehereorlinkedtofromherewithbundleitwithportablebrowsers.
Thiswillallowyoutouseawebbrowserwithoutthehotelstaffbeingabletomonitorwhatyouaredoing.
OutlookaccessTherearetwowaystoallowremoteaccesstoanExchangeserverthatarerelativelylessunsafethanallowingOutlookdirectaccesstoit.BothofthemwillneedtobesetupbyyourITpeoplewhomanagetheserver,andwillneedworkdoneonyourcompanyfirewall,soyouwillneedtodiscussthematlengthwithyourITpeopletoseeiftheyarepreparedtoriskeitheroption.
1)enabletheEchangeIMAPserver,configureittouseSSLconnections,andallowthesethroughyourfirewall.ThiswouldallowyoutouseThunderbirdportabletosendIMAPemailoverasecureandencryptedchannel,meaningthatnobodyinthemiddlecanreadthem.
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2)enableOutlookWebAccessontheexchangeserver,setituptouseSSLandallowanHTTPSsessiontotheserverthroughthefirewall.ThiswouldallowyoutouseawebmailinterfaceoverSSLfromanybrowser(includingaportableone)toaccesstheemailsontheserver.
Onefinalthoughtforyouthough.Yousaythatyoudon'twantpeopleinthehotel/cafe/wherevertoreadyouremails.Inthatcase,youshouldn'tevenplugyourflashdrivein,sincethemomentthatyoudo,thentheycancopyeverysinglefileonittoreadattheirleisure.
Thecorrectwaytodowhatyouaretryingistotakeyourlaptopwithyou.Thenallyouneedistoconnecttotheinternet,setupaVPNsession(inthiscasefromyourownknown-to-be-safelaptop)andchannelallyourwebandemailtrafficoverit.
Ifyou'renotusingyourownlaptopinthissituation,thenyouaretradingoffsecurityforconvenience.
Ihaveonemorequestion:
IseemtobehavingproblemsreceivingandsendingoutgoingmailfromthunderbirdportablewhenVPNisup.WhatcouldbetheproblemWhenvpnisonIcannotsendorreceiveemail.
Itsays:"Connectiontoservertimedout.Sendingofmessagefailed.ThemessagecouldnotbesentbecausetheconnectiontoSMTPservertimedout."
ItriedacoupledifferentVPN'sandsofaronlyUltravpnsendsthemail,butagainitdoesnotdownloadit.Itisalsoslow.
AnysuggestionsonhowtosolvethisproblemandwhatVPNisbesttouse.
trytoincreasetimeouts,thedefoultsettingsareoftentooshort.Butitisaknownproblemwhenrunningovermultipleconversionofsomething.Italsodependsonthesettingsofsomefirewalls.Theyareoftensetsothatwhensomethingcomesinnotsoclearwhatitis,thetrafficisblocked.
IrecentlyboughttheIronKey(SecureUSBstick)thatcomeswithhardwareencryptionandembeddedanonymousFirefoxbrowser,virtualkeyboardetc...LikeweringpeterIdonotwanttotakemylaptoponeverytrip.Iwanttoputeverythingonthisstick-alsoaVPNclient.TheconcernsmentionedinthisthreadagainstaportableVPNsolutionareherebyobsolete,rightItisnotaperfectsolutionlikeatrustedbusinesslaptop,butinmyopinionagoodcompromise.
AVPNconnectstwonetworks.Thinkofit...likesex.
Ononeside,youhaveanice,clean,healthyperson.Ontheotherside-VenerealDisease.Youwoulduseacondom,right
Wellafirewall,router,etcactasacondomforyournetwork.
UsingaVPNbypassesallofit.Yourhomenetworkisthecleanperson,theHotel,Cafe,etchasVD.ByusingaVPN,you'retakingoffthecondom.
NerdyRedneck
Ironkey,asanyotherhardwareencrypteddevicesisheretopreventsomeonereadingthecontentswhenhefindsthestickonthestreet.Itisencryptedwell,sotryingtostickitinsomecomputerandreadthecontentsisnotpossible.
Whenyouusetheironkey,thatmeansyouyourselfreadandwritetoit,thatmeansyouenteredthepasswordandtheenc/decryptionworks,theironkeyisassafeasanyotherstickintheworld.Itisplainopentoanybody,everysoftwareandeverycomputerwithinanynetworkcanreadandwritetoitthesamewayasyoucan.Thesecuritywheninuseiszero.Ifyoucanreadyourmailsonthescreenofthehotelcomputer,anysoftwareonthatcomputercandoittoo.
SoifyouuseVPNwithyourironkey,youarestillconnectingthewholehoteltoyourcompanynetwork,theybotharenowonething,nolimitsforeverybodytoreadandwriteanythingasdeclaredinthelocalpoliciesofthesingleservermodulesandworkstationsetc.Itisnotrelevantifyouuseironkeyorfloppydiskorwhateverinthiscase.IthasabsolutelynorelevancewheretheVPNsoftwareisstored,onthehotelcomputeroryourironkey,botharepartofthehotelcomputer,theironkeyisjustoneofitsdrivesatthatmoment.
Thewholethingaboutthesecurebrowseronthosesticksis,theydonotkeepanyhistoryandsuchthings,otherwisethosearenormalbrowsersasanyothers.
Sothewholestoryis,VPNonstickisofnouse,regardlesshowexpensivethestickwas.TouseVPNfromyourironkeyisnotacompromise,itissimplyopeningwholecompanynetworktoothernetwork(hoteletc)thusremovingbasicsecuritymeasuressetupatthehomecompanynetwork.
CananyotherwayofbirthcontrolpreventfromdirectlymergingthetwonetworksIsthereaposibilityofaportablefirewall!OranyothersolutionImnottheonlyoneaskingthisquestions...isthisliketheholygrailofportablecomputing
P.s.FortheproblemWithtimingoutIwilluse:
Tools>Option>AdvanceTab>ConnectionTimeout
WhatshouldIsetthevaluestoIwasthinking300...5minutes
myoneisoftensetto2min
Usingportableappsunderwayissimpleandwillmostlynotproduceanysubstantialsecurityissues.VPNconnectionwillproduceseriousproblemsifitisusedfromtheusbstick,itisnotproblemwhenusedfromyourownsecurelaptop.
Tobrowsesecurly,usesomekindofencryption.GoogleforTORbrowser.Theyhaveportableversiontoo,simplyfirefoxportablewithencryptedandanonymizedtraffic.
Formail,welleitheryouhavewebmailatyourcompany,thenusetheTORbrowser,oraskifthereisSSLaccesstoyourmailaccount.IsthereanexternalaccesstothemailaccountatallIfthereis,itisjustasettingoftheservertocommunicateinSSLonthepop3andsmtpsite.
Notethatwhenyoureadthemailusingmailclientonthestickorwhatever,stillanymalwareonthatparticularcomputercanreadyourmailsandwhatever.Akeyloggerinstalledonsuchcomputerisabletologallyoutypeetcstill.
Ihavewebmailatmycompany,butIamusedtousingprogramslikeoutlook,thunderbird...IfIuseportableappsmailclient(thunderbirdorsimilar)runningfrommyflashdriveandVPNrunningfromasecurenomalwarecomputer,willthecomunicationbesecure/encryptedandwillitliveafootprintonthatcomputer(biggerthannormalportableappsfootprint)
>IfIuseportableappsmailclient(thunderbirdorsimilar)runningfrommyflashdriveandVPNrunningfromasecurenomalwarecomputer,willthecomunicationbesecure/encryptedandwillitliveafootprintonthatcomputer(biggerthannormalportableappsfootprint)
Thanksagainforsharingyourknowledgeandfindingthesolution.WhatkindoffootprintwillthespecificVPNsoftwareleaveoneachconnectedsystemJustthefactthatitwasrunoralsothedatathatcamethroughWhichVPNdoyoufindtobebest(Tor,Hotspot,Packetix,Openorsomethingelse)
thiswordisuseindifferentcontexts,soIuseitaswhatsizeiscertainsoftwaresetupusing.
Youmeanprobablywhatwillbeleftaftertheuse.Wellcertainlyyouhavethesoftwarecomponentsitselfofallthepartsinvolved.
Thetrafficitself,thiswillbethesameasifyouusenovpnorsimilar,ifyoustoreititwillbehereifnotitisnothere.Thetrafficyoutransportviasuchsubsystemisnotdifferentfromanyothertraffic,thehandlingofthetrafficisexactlysame.Soifyouhaveamailclientanditdownloadsmailsfromsomeserver,themailsarehere.
Therecouldbesomelogfilescreatedbythevpnsubsystem,possibly.
Idon'tknowifany'portable'vpnsubsystemmighttrynottouseanyregistryetc,butsomehowthisisnotsoeasy,sinceitwillusedriversandneedsinstallationofsubsystems,socertainlyifnotdoneveryperfect,fileswillbeleftinsystemfoldersandentriesinregistry.Ifdonewell,suchthingscanbedeinstalleduponexit,butitsnotalwayssosimple.Certainly,afterrunninganysuchsystem,nosessionkeysorsimilararestoredanywhereregardlessofwhatkindofsoftwareitis.
I'veseenyouwriteacoupleoftimeshowTordoesn'thandlevariousprotocols.AsfarasIknow,anythingthatrunsoverTCPcanrunoverTor.IstheresomethingIammissing
butthereappropriateclientswouldbeneededtomakethingsusableforaverageuser.
OrdoyouhaveanyideahowtouseTORfortransmissionofSMTPjustsosimpleascontactingwebserversonport80
ThisiswhatthecurrentusageofTORiskindofmissing,proxydealingwithallandnotjustbasicwebservices.Theproxiesusedinterceptmainlywebsurfing,theydon'tcareifyouattempttomakeftpconnectiontosomewhereatthatmomentbydefault.Welltheymightbeconfiguredtodootherthingstoo,butnotinthestateyoudownloadthemandusethem.
Notethattheextensions,forexamplethetorbuttonforFF,willeventrytotakecareofthisandwillattempttodisablecertainfunctionsoftheFFduringthetorsession,soyouarenottemptedtotransmitanydatanotpassedviathetornetwork.
bestistheonetheITadminofyourcompanynetworkwillinstallforyou,respectivewillsetupauseraccesforyou.Thisiswhatisneededfirst,thenyoucaninstallthelaptoppartfirst.
istheonethatmyuniversityuses,anditworkswellenough,butitisn'tportablalizedotherthanthatyoucanusesoftwareinstalledtodoit,oryoucangothroughthewebbrowsertorunit.
Don'tbeanuberPr.Theyarestinky.
Inregardstoallofthecommentsonthis,IthinktheonlywaytogetaroundusingaPortableVPNclientwithoutcompromisingthehomenetworkistodowhatIdo,i.e.useabootablelinuxonUSBStick,rebootthehotelmachine,resetthebiossothatitwillbootfromtheUSBandthenVPNfromthere.Thatworksfine.YoucreateavpnfromanoperatingsystemyoucontrolviatheUSBkey.IhavesuccessfullyinstalledCentOSandPuppyLinuxonaUSBkeyandyoucanpreconfigureitwithyouremail,browserconfigsetc.Iamthinkingthatyoucouldalsoperhapsmakea"Portable"VMWareimagethatyoucoulduseinthesamefashion.AlittlemorecomplicatedbutalsodoableIthinkalthoughthelatterIhavenevertried....wouldprobablyneedabigUSBkey.
ChrisL.
sinceitassumesthatthehotelmachineissetupstupidenoughtobeabletosimplyberebootedfromanything,thenallthesetupatthecompanyserverisprepared,thatmeanstherightportsopenonthemainrouterandfirewallandthemainservertoallowsuchoperation.Thenyoucancontrolthingsontheserver.Torunyourownlocalappstobeabletousethetunnelonlypropersetupneedstobedoneforthespecialuserontheserveraswell.DoesyourcompanyreallysetupallsuchthingsfortheiremployeesImean,Ihavejustseenwhatworkwasneededtosetupatunnelforjustusingskype,theadminofbigcommunicationcompanyspentalmostadaytoarrangeforallthoseforwardingsonallrelevantservers,notsosimpletask.
YouneedaportableOPERATINGSYSTEM.
TheproblemisthatPortableAppsarejustthat-apps.YouhavetohaveanOStorunthemonandthatOSinahotel,hospital,orotherpublickiosk,isnotcapableofbeingtrusted.
WhenyourunaVPN,you'reinherentlygivingthatOS,notyourportableapps,accesstothenetworkattheotherendoftheVPNtunnel.
WhatyouneedisaLiveCD(XubuntuLinuxismyfavorite)thatrunsfromUSB.ThenyoucanrunyourownOSontopof(orinlieuof,ifyouknowwhatyou'redoing)thehotel's.Onceyou'reinyourownOSTHENyoucanfireupyourVPNclientandsafeguardthedataasittravelsbetweenyourOSandtheotherendofthetunnel.
otto:Alotofhotelsdon'ttouchtheBIOS-theysecureattheOSlevelonly,sobootingfromaUSBisfairlyeasytodo.IftheOP'scompanyisusingapre-packagedsolution(ie.Ciscoconcentratorwithclient)thenthere'snothingextraneededfromtheOP'sorthecompany'sstandpoint-itwouldn'tworkanydifferentlythaninstallingthecompany-approvedclientonhiscompany-issuedlaptop,it'sjustinstalledonabootableUSBinsteadofaHDD.
>IftheOP'scompanyisusingapre-packagedsolution
wherehementionedhewasalreadyusingVPNwithhislaptop
Ifhe'susingVPNwithhislaptopthenthe"company"sideoftheequationalreadyisfunctionalandwealreadyknowthatinterveningfirewalls/etc.likelyaren'tanissue.
youarenewheresoyoudontknowtheOPyet
HiEveryone
IrealisethatthisthreadisseveralmonthsoldnowbutIjustwantedtosay"thanks"tothemaincontributorsforareallyinterestingandthoughtprovokingdiscussion.
IhadrecentlyconfiguredOpenVPNonacomputerathomeandwaslookingattheOpenVPNPortableAppto(hopefully)useonawrite-protectedpendrive.Itseemedliketheperfectsolutionforcombiningmyneedforsecureremoteaccessandmypreferencefornotluggingalaptoparound.
But,anditisamassivebut,Ihadn'tconsideredtheinherentrisksofconnectingthe"donorPC"runningPortableAppsstraightintomyhomenetwork.Stupidme.You'vepotentiallysavedmefromabigheadache.
IliketheideaofabootablependrivetorunatrustedOSonadonorPCbutitalsoseemsflawed(lockeddownbootdevices,hardwarecompatibilityissues,riskofahardwarekeylogger).
SoI'mgoingtosettleonthefollowing...
CarryalaptoparoundwithmewherethisispracticalanduseOpenVPNtoremoteinfromthistrustedcomputer.
ForsituationswhereIdon'thavealaptopwithmeIcouldfallbackonaweb-basedremoteaccesssolution.I'mnotcomfortablewiththeideaofremoteaccessviaathirdpartybutwithatleastonecompanyofferingatwo-factorauthenticationoption(usernameandpasswordplusonetimecodeemailedtomyphone)itseemstobethebestavailablecompromise.Theissuesofmalware(especiallykeyloggers)onthedonorPCstillseemsarisksoIwouldn'tuseitforenteringanythingsensitive.Butatleastthereshouldn'tbethesameconduitavailablefornastiestoattackmyhomenetwork.
Thanksagain
Notlob.
whenusingthosetools'twisting'theconnectionontheprovidersserver.Withmypreviouswork,weendedupinstallingteamviweronallcomputerswecouldhavetoworkwith,evensomeclientinabanketc.Iwasfirstsomehowreluctanttousesuchtools,butthengotallthereportsfromgermancomputersafetygovagency,theyseemtocleareditanddidnotfindanyholesinthesystem.Theonlyuncertaintyisinfactthehandlingatthe'twisting'server,wherewecanaskdoestheoperatoroftheserverhavewaytocopydownwhatisgoingovertheserver
Andwehavetoseethebigadvantagesofsuchsystem:simpleinstallation,nocomplexsetupoftherouter/firewalletc.OKitislimitedsomehowtherefore,butallsuchservicesworkoftenplugandplayfroeveryone.Somechargefortheserviceothernot,theyoftenusesimpleoperatingsystemsencryptiontools,nothingextra,noextrasoftwareburdenonthesystem.OK,wecanstarthavingdoubtabtsslencryptionimplementedinoperatingsystems,butthenwereachsupermilitarysecuritylevelwherespecialoperatingsystemsareneededanyway.Banksuseseparatekeytransmissiontoo,butratherasprecautionifsomeidiotwillagreetoanykeybeingacceptedasvalid,eventheoneobviouslyfromManInTheMiddle.
Forallnormaluse,ssltrafficforemailisOK,forbrowsingtoo,sowhatwewantmore.
Imean,whenIhavetogetemailsfromsomefilesathomeonthecomplicatedwayofsecurelycontactingthehomestore,Iwouldhavetotakecarefirstthatthosemailsdidnottravelallovertheworldinplaintextfirst,whichtogreatextendthosemailsdid,asmailserversdonotuseanykindofencryptionbetweenthemingeneral.
I'musingmuchofthesame,(tryingto),butaddingtoit.RohosMiniDrivehasbeenAWESOME.Safekeys,OTFE,fileshredder,andIcanevenfiguremywayaroundit.AndtheInvizboxGoisasplurgeonafewpeopleaswell,thensomeOpendimebitcoinsticks,(I'dlovetogeteveryoneheretowakeupandseehowmuchwewouldbenefitfromheavilyadoptingbtc-tourismandall..andagain,wereIwealthy,IwouldlovetogeteveryoneaBitLox,myfaveHardwareWallet,handsdown.
Alltheselater,it'sstillnotentirelystraightforward-unlessyoupayforittobe.ButthereAREoptions...forthosewhohavemoreliquidityofincome(notstarvingartists),andtechability(notstarvingartists,lol).Ijustsawthisthread,andappreciatetheinsightIgainedfromallwhojoinedin.Backtonearingmyright-brainedheadagainstthewallworkingthisout....
Cheers!
Hi,
Iknowthisisanoldthread..buttheanwsertoyourquestioncanbefoundon
Bestregards,
EmielWieldraaijer
Willyoudevelopaversionofpotablevpnforpotableapps
ifyoumeantheabovementionedportablevpn,thenthisispayware,youhavetobuyit,soitisunlikelytobeavailablehere.
Nowitalsodependsonwhatyouwantdowithvpn.Ifyoujustwanthavesomesimpleconnectiontoyourhomepc,thenyoucanuseteamviewerwhichhaskindofvpn(notdirect,'twisting'overtheteamviewerserver)included.
Iamprobably12yearstoolateandnobodywillseethisbutifyoudownloadoperaportable,thathasabuiltinsearchvpnwhich'llencryptyoursearchesonlyonOperawithoutadminpermissions.AnotheroptioncouldbeaportableTORbrowser,whichislikeaVPNbutrampedupbutonlyforsearches(usedmostlyfordarkweb,sostaysafe).Ifyouwanttoencryptallyournetworktraffic,can'thelpyoutheresorry.