>From the linked page:
However, that doesn't mean people don't accept the risks. There are many
corporations and individuals using PPTP with full knowledge of these
risks. Some use mitigating controls, and some don't.
No one has ever run pptp on Linux, as either a client or server, because
they thought it was a good protocol. It was used because compatibility
was required with the other end.
> IPSec OpenVPN Strongswan are much better alternatives.
What is the compatibility story for these on Windows?
The page you link also says:
> Microsoft promote something else.
What, specifically, and what is the Linux compatibility story with that
"something else"?
It should be clear in this removal bug what users should be using
instead of pptp as a Windows-compatible VPN.
** Changed in: pptpd (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2041751
Title:
RM: Remove dangerously insecure MPPE PPTP from Ubuntu
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:
Incomplete
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.
IPSec OpenVPN Strongswan are much better alternatives.
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