Hey James, thanks for maintaining pptpd for so many years. I know I'm cranky when old software I use is removed just because it's no longer in fashion. But we do try to move people to safer protocols and safer programs over time.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2041751 Title: RM: Remove dangerously insecure MPPE PPTP from Ubuntu Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu: New Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Status in network-manager-pptp package in Ubuntu: New Status in pptp-linux package in Ubuntu: New Status in pptpd package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Remove dangerously insecure MPPE PPTP from Ubuntu https://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/protocol-security.phtml It has been dead for over 20 years now. Current Windows versions natively support IPSec and L2TP as much better alternatives. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fwp/ipsec- configuration#how-to-use-wfp-to-configure-ipsec-policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/windows- server/networking/configure-l2tp-ipsec-server-behind-nat-t-device To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/2041751/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
