OpenVPN

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OpenVPN Securing your data over a secure line
Type of Event:	Workshop
From:	2011/09/17 03:00:00 PM
Till:	2011/09/17 06:00:00 PM
Recurring:	no
Organizer:	Chaos Computer Club Lëtzebuerg
Cost:	0 EUR0 $ 0 £ 0 CHF
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Website:	http://ur1.ca/4vd78
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Contact Person(s):	prometheus (mail)
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Where:	Hackerspace, Strassen (11, rue du Cimetière, L-8018 Strassen, Luxembourg)
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OpenVPN is a free software that implements virtual private networks techniques to tunnel data from one end to another and similar scenarios.

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Requirements

• OS: GNU/Linux or MacOS X

Workshop Flow

1. Introduction
2. Why should I encrypt my data?
3. What is OpenVPN?
4. Workshop procedures:
   1. Setting up server / client
   2. Creating CA and setting up SSL
   3. Adjusting the config files
   4. Testing
5. Where can VPNs be used or where to get them?

References

• OpenVPN Website
• OpenVPN How To