a Virtual Private Network is a private network that is built upon a public network, typically using encryption for to secure the private communication.
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How do I pick a VPN provider?
There's a lot of VPN providers out there. Some are free, some are for a fee, some report to the government, some inject ads int your HTTP, some are in other countries, you might not have any real ...
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symmetric encryption session keys in SSL/TLS
This question concerns the session send and receive keys used in SSL/TLS protocol. my understanding is that this key uses symmetric encryption (DES, AES, BlowFish, etc.) I'm wondering, if ...
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What is the difference in security between a VPN- and a SSL-connection?
I would like to design a client-server application where the server is placed on Internet. I assume that I could set up the client-server connection using VPN (is it using IPSec?) or using a SSL ...
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What are the pros and cons of a VPN for privacy
Recently I have been getting more and more interested in the security (privacy and anonymity) issues of my online life. Not that I have anything to hide, or that what I do online is so interesting to ...
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How can I use a VPN to protect my privacy
How should I configure a VPN in order to access blocked websites and to hide my identity?
Usually I use SSH tunneling to protect my privacy and to escape censorship. I know nothing else about VPNs ...
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Whats the best way to make my internet traffic anonymous?
Recently I have thought more and more about how to make my Internet traffic anonymous. Not for illegal reasons, but just to stop leaving information about me. The methods I know of to anonymize my ...
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What are darknets, and how can they be used to provide security and anonymity in network communication?
One of the major problems with the internet is that it's difficult to stay anonymous while retaining the ability to communicate with a large number of people. While encryption can be done effectively ...
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IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) facts
Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is a successor of the ISO standard Network Layer Security Protocol (NLSP). What are the advantages, disadvantages, other interesting facts regarding the protocol?
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How does Google Maps know where I am, when I'm using a VPN?
How does Google Maps determine my location?
I've gotten some understanding of Google Maps' geolocation methods from here:
http://friendlybit.com/js/geolocation-and-google-maps/
In the newer ...
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What is a DNS leak?
I'm planning on getting a VPN service (probably Privateinternetaccess) and read that it is imperative to plug DNS leaks. The only information I found on google describing what these are is here and I ...
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Is it possible to Identify a VPN user by finding relations in traffic?
If I am using VPN service to protect my identity, can my traffic be used to identify all my traffic?
For example, if I am accessing two services:
Some service A, where I do not leave any ...
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How safe is it to connect to Internet through VPN?
Sometimes I connect to internet using a VPN connection to be able to access the blocked websites. I've got a few questions regarding this:
Are my important data (like my credentials) vulnerable to ...
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What utilities exist to brute force a username and password?
I'm trying to persuade management to purchase two factor authentication for securing VPN and terminal server access.
I've made significant progress by demoing TSGrinder, but would like to list other ...
