On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 6:42 AM, Jan Just Keijser <janj...@nikhef.nl> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>>
>> 2. My understanding is if we do NOT use the push "redirect-gateway
>> def1 bypass-dhcp" directive in our server.config file then clients’
>> *general* browsing data will not pass through OpenVPN server. Also, if
>> I connect to our OpenVPN server over non-secure public wifi, my
>> transactions with computers behind our OpenVPN server will be
>> encrypted. How about my general internet browsing - will that be
>> encrypted as well? Is it then safe to perform sensitive tasks like
>> banking transactions over public wifi?
>>
> if you do not redirect all traffic then banking transactions are NOT secure
>>
Banking transactions would normally be done over https - which uses
ssl. Openvpn would add another layer over the open wifi hop, but I'm
not sure how much that adds to the security.
--
Les Mikesell
lesmikes...@gmail.com
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