Re: pptp security

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:25 PM,  <[email protected]> wrote:

> It was suggeste don a few sites that pptp was not the most secure VPN.
> I guess it's never going to be as secure as certificates but is it
> reall an issue?

Yes, it really is an issue.

https://www.cloudcracker.com/blog/2012/07/29/cracking-ms-chap-v2/
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13342
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/tools-released-defcon-can-crack-widely-used-pptp-encryption-in-under-day-198882

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