Make sure your VPN is secure...

By John Locke on December 21, 2004

There is now a tool that can easily crack PPTP authentication, which is what is used in the basic Virtual Private Networking standard included in Windows. Because of its wide deployment, PPTP is perhaps the easiest type of VPN to deploy--but it should no longer be considered secure. Read more at ZDNet.com: George Ou » PPTP VPN authentication protocol proven very susceptible to attack.

At Freelock Computing, we recommend and deploy OpenVPN for secure, cross-platform, relatively easy to administer private networks.

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John Locke is the lead developer and founder of Freelock, LLC. In addition to being a proficient web developer, he is an experienced technical writer, network administrator, and all around problem solver. He has worked with computers since 1984, and currently advises small businesses on open source software.