> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 at 2:31 PM > From: "Jan Just Keijser" <janj...@nikhef.nl> > To: "Sebastian Rubenstein" <asdf123...@gmx.com>, > openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Experts' opinions needed: Is my VPN provider > using weak or strong encryption algorithms?
Hello Jan, thanks for your reply. I have learnt something new from you. I was under the impression that tls-auth is used to protect customers while in actual fact, it is used to protect the VPN provider's servers. How ignorant of me! > > > Not really - it means they use tls-auth to protect their servers against > DDoS attacks. I'd not trust the tls-auth key file provided by a large > VPN provider at all, as almost *anybody* will have access to that file. > > Having said that, what alternatives would you propose that a large VPN provider could use, since *every customer* will have access to tls-auth key file? Regards. Sebastian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
