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Re: [Openvpn-users] Re: Openvpn-users digest, Vol 1 #508 - 10 msgs


  • Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Re: Openvpn-users digest, Vol 1 #508 - 10 msgs
  • From: Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta <agi@xxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 12:13:17 +0200

On Sun, Apr 11, 2004 at 12:32:14AM -0500, Tom Barcellona wrote:
> 
> > The only feature I'm still missing is either a build in firewall in
> > the windows client, or maybe preferable a way to control an existing
> > firewall software from OpenVPN.
> 
> That would be a nice feature, but its starting to move outside the realm
> of OpenVPN. There are some commercial "SSL vpn" boxes that have that
> feature, but no open source ones as of yet. (google for "ssl vpn" to see
> a few of them) I don't know what James thinks of this.
> 
> Tom

IMHO That's completely out of the scope of the VPN software. And that
would only add complexity (thus bringing insecurity) to OpenVPN.
The firewall rules should be handled by the firewall software, which
should have nothing to do with the VPN software or the office suite.

Alberto.

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