Re: VPN ideas
On Tue, 8 Dec 2020 09:43:31 +0100
<tomas@tuxteam.de> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 08, 2020 at 08:12:09AM +0100, john doe wrote:
> > On 12/8/2020 1:50 AM, Charles Curley wrote:
> > >On Mon, 7 Dec 2020 23:27:25 +0200
> > >ellanios82 <ellanios82@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> - any suggestions please , for a handy VPN for everyday use : no
> > >>specific purpose, but only to add a little more privacy ??
> > >
> > >With no requirements, it is difficult to say.
> > >
> > >Will a VPN be overkill? Would you be better off with openSSH to log in
> > >remotely?
> > >
> >
> > If you use SSH only the SSH connection will be encrypted, the way I read
> > the OP's question is that all traffic should be encrypted through the VPN.
>
> You can tunnel things through an SSH. See the -X option (to tunnel an
> X connection) and all the -L and -R options to proxy a socket.
>
> As a simple-to-set-up VPN, SSH is unbeatable. It has its downsides, mind
> you; the SSH protocol isn't optimised for such things. But if you're using
> SSH day-to-day, then starting with it and re-thinking once you reach some
> bandwidth/latency limit is a very sensible path.
Yes - I don't do X tunneling, but I frequently do LocalForwarding
(usually via config file stanzas) to securely access insecure local
HTTP services (e.g., OpenWrt and Home Assisstant GUIs). It's a lot
simpler than configuring each one to use HTTPS, or setting up a reverse
proxy.
I do use Wireguard for general remote access, though.
Celejar
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