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 ====== VPN (aka Virtual Private Network) ====== ====== VPN (aka Virtual Private Network) ======
 +See also:
 +[[docs:techref:hardware:cryptographic.hardware.accelerators|Cryptographic hardware acceleration]],
 +[[docs:guide-user:services:rng|Random generator]]
 +
 [[wp>Virtual private network|VPN]] extends a private network across a public network providing connectivity and security. [[wp>Virtual private network|VPN]] extends a private network across a public network providing connectivity and security.
-VPN typically relies on the [[wp>Client–server model|client-server]] model. +VPN typically relies on the [[wp>Client–server model|client-server]] model and works as L2TP or L3TP depending on the protocol and service configuration
-There are multiple software packages to implement different VPN protocols, which are mostly incompatible with each other+There are multiple software packages to implement different VPN protocols, which are generally incompatible with each other.
-Depending on the protocol and service configuration, VPN can work as L2/L3TP. +
-VPN generally relies on cryptography, thus you may be interested in [[docs:techref:hardware:cryptographic.hardware.accelerators|Cryptographic hardware acceleration]] and setting up [[docs:guide-user:services:rng|Random generator]].+
  
 ===== 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 (which in some countries is now legal for ISPs to monetizeas well as meddling with DNS requests or HTTP traffic.+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 requestswhich in some countries is now legal for ISPs to monetizeas 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/meddling on your traffic. Your connection to the VPN server is encrypted, preventing your ISP from snooping/meddling on your traffic.
 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 and run a VPN client on your router, it's best to route all your traffic via a VPN tunnel.
  
 ===== All articles ===== ===== All articles =====
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