Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Michael <confabulate@××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] About to have fiber internet and need VPN info
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 22:46:14
Message-Id: 2593834.BddDVKsqQX@lenovo.localdomain
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] About to have fiber internet and need VPN info by Dale
1 On Thursday, 4 August 2022 23:32:03 BST Dale wrote:
2
3 > I also ordered a router that has openvpn installed on it. I watched
4 > some videos and think I can set it up to keep my traffic out of public
5 > view. After I learned more about it, there's no reason to not use the
6 > VPN for all traffic really. That way I'm protected a little bit even if
7 > a website is not secure.
8
9 If by "not secure website" you mean an unencrypted connection to a web server,
10 then such an insecure website remains insecure and so does your connection to
11 it, whether the leg from your router to the VPN concentrator is encrypted or
12 not.
13
14 What kind of protection are you seeking - what is your threat model?

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Re: [gentoo-user] About to have fiber internet and need VPN info Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>