I would think if you are using a Mac, something like Little Snitch could prohibit any outbound connectivity until a VPN session is set up if it is configured that way. This works for me for any program I have not explicitly permitted.
On Dec 27, 2012, at 9:41 AM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > I was talking to a friend who was saying that his laptop is set up so > all his traffic is sent over a VPN back to his company network and > that he uses it from round the country on hotel networks. Most hotel > networks I've used have a captive portal where you at least have to > tick a box to say you agree to the Ts&Cs. If he is doing that then I > surely there is a short period before the VPN is brought up where the > device is on the hotel network and then the internet. > > This short period would give enough time for any apps which call home > to have made their connections and potentially have been owned by Evil > Grade and anything else running which is trying to get out to make a > connection. > > Has anyone seen a way to stop this short window of opportunity but > obviously still allow the user to connect to the captive portal and > authenticate? > > Robin > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
