[nycbug-talk] VPN vs IPsec

Michael Shalayeff mickey
Fri Jul 15 15:57:57 EDT 2005


Making, drinking tea and reading an opus magnum from George R.:
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> Michael Shalayeff wrote:
> > Making, drinking tea and reading an opus magnum from michael:
> > 
> >>After the last NYCBUG talk "Angelos Keromytis: OpenBSD IPsec stack" I have been reading up on securing a wifi connection.  Two alternatives to WEP are OpenVPN and IPsec.
> >>
> >>According to a SANS white paper (http://www.sans.org/rr/whitepapers/vpns/1459.php) "IPsec VPNs are either too expensive or too difficult to use securely."  The paper goes on to support OpenVPN.
> >>
> >>Angelos gave an informative talk and even put up graphs that showed IPsec pushes more/faster.
> >>
> >>I know there are a lot of variables to examine, but...
> >>1. Does anyone bother to secure wifi beyond WEP?
> >>2. Are OpenVPN and IPsec good alternatives?
> >>3. Of those which makes more sense for a wifi installation?
> > 
> > 
> > it's really hard to answer your question as you have left out
> > every bit of information that would allow to make any answer.
> > 
> > in fact it's just a troll post (;
> 
> MW has been known to troll on this list.  We allow him to get away with 
> it since he puts 15 hours a week into NYCBUG-related stuff.

so what is better linux or windows ? (:

> but who's the worse than a troll with his inaccurate time?

only because my time differs from yours does not mean it's inaccurate (:

> Here's a cool site MS: http://www.openntpd.org/

oh. uh
does not help

cu

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    paranoic mickey       (my employers have changed but, the name has remained)




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