Re: [CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-28 Thread Marcus Moeller
Dear Florian, > So far, OpenVPN has been working very well for me. Unfortunately, the > iPhone doesn't have (yet?) an OpenVPN client, so I'm forced to work with > what's available. > > The options are: L2TP, PPTP and IPSec. If you were to install a VPN > endpoint on CentOS, which protocol would yo

Re: [CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-27 Thread Bowie Bailey
Joseph L. Casale wrote: > > The non-standard port is a good trick, > > Here's just an opinion: Security by obscurity only > makes >you< feel good, it does nothing in reality. > Anyone sufficiently talented to hack a service in > order to gain root or do something useful would not > be fooled by th

Re: [CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-26 Thread Florin Andrei
Les Mikesell wrote: > Florin Andrei wrote: >> >> Maybe I don't trust the IMAP server enough to expose it. Maybe I should. > > Anything that can survive in a university environment should be safe > enough for the rest of us. That's a good point. Okay, I have a few things to try now. -- Florin

Re: [CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-26 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>The non-standard port is a good trick, Here's just an opinion: Security by obscurity only makes >you< feel good, it does nothing in reality. Anyone sufficiently talented to hack a service in order to gain root or do something useful would not be fooled by that. Set whatever your doing up right so

Re: [CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-26 Thread Les Mikesell
Florin Andrei wrote: > >> If you have a decent password (on all accounts) I wouldn't worry about >> about it too much. Move it to an odd port or even require a client >> certificate if your client software supports it. > > The non-standard port is a good trick, but even assuming the iPhone doe

Re: [CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-26 Thread Scott Silva
on 3-26-2009 1:02 PM Florin Andrei spake the following: > Les Mikesell wrote: >> If you have a decent password (on all accounts) I wouldn't worry about >> about it too much. Move it to an odd port or even require a client >> certificate if your client software supports it. > > The non-standard

Re: [CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-26 Thread Florin Andrei
Les Mikesell wrote: > > If you have a decent password (on all accounts) I wouldn't worry about > about it too much. Move it to an odd port or even require a client > certificate if your client software supports it. The non-standard port is a good trick, but even assuming the iPhone does suppo

Re: [CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-26 Thread Les Mikesell
Florin Andrei wrote: >>> The options are: L2TP, PPTP and IPSec. If you were to install a VPN >>> endpoint on CentOS, which protocol would you prefer? >> I know this doesn't answer your question as put, but it may be worth >> taking a different tack and supplying whatever services wrapped with

Re: [CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-26 Thread Florin Andrei
Ralph Angenendt wrote: > Florin Andrei wrote: >> So far, OpenVPN has been working very well for me. Unfortunately, the >> iPhone doesn't have (yet?) an OpenVPN client, so I'm forced to work with >> what's available. >> >> The options are: L2TP, PPTP and IPSec. If you were to install a VPN >> end

Re: [CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-26 Thread Florin Andrei
Hywel Richards wrote: > Florin Andrei wrote: >> The options are: L2TP, PPTP and IPSec. If you were to install a VPN >> endpoint on CentOS, which protocol would you prefer? > > I know this doesn't answer your question as put, but it may be worth > taking a different tack and supplying whatever

Re: [CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-26 Thread Ralph Angenendt
Florin Andrei wrote: > So far, OpenVPN has been working very well for me. Unfortunately, the > iPhone doesn't have (yet?) an OpenVPN client, so I'm forced to work with > what's available. > > The options are: L2TP, PPTP and IPSec. If you were to install a VPN > endpoint on CentOS, which protoco

Re: [CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-26 Thread Hywel Richards
Florin Andrei wrote: > The options are: L2TP, PPTP and IPSec. If you were to install a VPN > endpoint on CentOS, which protocol would you prefer? > I know this doesn't answer your question as put, but it may be worth taking a different tack and supplying whatever services wrapped with SSL/

[CentOS] CentOS VPN server for iPhone

2009-03-26 Thread Florin Andrei
So far, OpenVPN has been working very well for me. Unfortunately, the iPhone doesn't have (yet?) an OpenVPN client, so I'm forced to work with what's available. The options are: L2TP, PPTP and IPSec. If you were to install a VPN endpoint on CentOS, which protocol would you prefer? The condition