Open Source

See also:

• Computers: Internet: Protocols: SSH  (46)
• Computers: Software: Operating Systems: Linux: Security  (60)
• Computers: Software: Operating Systems: Unix: BSD: OpenBSD  (97)
• Computers: Software: Operating Systems: Unix: Security  (61)

Linux FreeS/WAN Project - - An opensource project and software package for creating IPsec VPNs to and from Linux machines.

Linux IP Tunnel Mini-HOWTO - - Instructions on how to setup a IP tunnel under Linu.

Linux VPN HOWTO - - Setting up a VPN with ssh and ppp.

Linux VPN Masquerade HOWTO - - How to configure masquerading of IPsec and PPTP VPN traffic.

Linux-Sec: VPN Page - - Collection of Linux VPN HowTos and free software.

OpenBSD - Secure Free Operating System - - OpenBSD aims to produce a free, secure multi-platform operating system that integrates strong cryptography including a current and complete IPSec implementation.

OpenVPN - - SSL/TLS based user-space VPN. Supports Linux, Solaris, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, and Windows 2000/XP.

OpenVPN GUI - - A Windows GUI for OpenVPN. Gives a systray icon with a menu to control OpenVPN.

PPTP_GUI Home - - A graphical user interface to the pptp-client software for Linux and BSD.

PPTP-linux client - - Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD client for the proprietary Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, PPTP.

Secure Forwarding of Services with SSH - - Contains ssh-ppp perl script to set up a VPN.

tinc - - A self-contained VPN solution designed to connect multiple sites together in a secure way. Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, MacOS/X, Solaris, Windows 2000 and XP.

Unofficial FreeS/WAN Site - - Home of Super FreeS/WAN, ZeeS/WAN and FreeS/WAN + X.509 packages, as well as interoperability documentation and patches for additional features and broader compatibility.