Gutmann Soundwave Therapy

[Perry E. Metzger]

"Sandy Harris" <sandyinchina at gmail.com> writes:
> What I don't understand is why you think tinc is necessary,
> or even worth the trouble.
>
> IPsec is readily available -- built into Windows, Mac OS
> and various routers, and with implementations for Linux
> and all the *BSDs -- has had quite a bit of expert
> security analysis, and handles VPNs just fine.
>
> Does tinc do something that IPsec cannot?

I use a VPN system other than IPSec on a regular basis. The reason is
simple: it is easy to configure for my application and my OS native
IPsec tools are very difficult to configure.

There is a lesson in this, I think.

Perry

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