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| ====== VPN (aka Virtual Private Network) ====== | ====== VPN (aka Virtual Private Network) ====== | ||
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| - | VPN typically relies on the [[wp> | + | VPN typically relies on the [[wp> |
| - | There are multiple software packages to implement different VPN protocols, which are mostly | + | There are multiple software packages to implement different VPN protocols, which are generally |
| - | Depending on the protocol and service configuration, | + | |
| - | VPN generally relies on cryptography, | + | |
| ===== VPN server ===== | ===== VPN server ===== | ||
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| ===== VPN client ===== | ===== VPN client ===== | ||
| - | You may want to run a VPN client on your router to encrypt your connection to the internet and prevent your ISP from snooping on your traffic and DNS requests | + | You may want to run a VPN client on your router to encrypt your connection to the internet and prevent your ISP from snooping on your traffic and DNS requests, which in some countries is now legal for ISPs to monetize, as well as meddling with DNS requests or HTTP traffic. |
| In order to use a VPN client on your router, you would need to obtain credentials to a corresponding VPN server. | In order to use a VPN client on your router, you would need to obtain credentials to a corresponding VPN server. | ||
| Your connection to the VPN server is encrypted, preventing your ISP from snooping/ | Your connection to the VPN server is encrypted, preventing your ISP from snooping/ | ||
| A wide variety of commercial VPN providers exist. | A wide variety of commercial VPN providers exist. | ||
| - | Once you install/run a VPN client on your router, it's best to route all your traffic via a VPN tunnel. | + | Once you install |
| ===== All articles ===== | ===== All articles ===== | ||
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