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Fundamentals of VPN Sovereignty

  • Reasons why commercial VPNs log metadata and comply with legal requests.
  • OpenVPN: mature, feature-rich, offering TAP/TUN flexibility.
  • WireGuard: modern, minimalistic, featuring high-performance cryptography.
  • Selecting the appropriate protocol for your specific threat model.

Deploying OpenVPN

  • Installing OpenVPN with Easy-RSA PKI.
  • Server configuration: cipher, HMAC, TLS-auth, and topology.
  • Generating and distributing client configurations.
  • Managing revocation and Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL).

Deploying WireGuard

  • Installing the kernel module and WireGuard-tools.
  • Key generation and peer configuration.
  • Utilizing wg-quick and systemd unit management.
  • Implementing road warrior and site-to-site mesh topologies.

Authentication and Authorization

  • Certificate-based authentication with OpenVPN.
  • Integration of LDAP and RADIUS backends.
  • Implementing two-factor authentication with TOTP plugins.
  • Configuring access control lists and per-user IP allocation.

Routing and Network Design

  • Distinguishing between full tunnel and split tunnel routing.
  • Configuring push routes, DNS, and WINS.
  • Setting up NAT and masquerading for egress traffic.
  • Implementing Multi-WAN and policy-based routing.

Performance and Scaling

  • Comparing throughput benchmarks between WireGuard and OpenVPN.
  • Optimizing for multi-core systems and kernel bypass.
  • Balancing load across multiple VPN servers.
  • Implementing DDoS protection and connection rate limiting.

Monitoring and Maintenance

  • Tracking connection logs and bandwidth accounting.
  • Integrating Syslog and Prometheus exporters.
  • Automating certificate renewal and setting expiration alerts.
  • Preparing for disaster recovery and configuration backups.

Requirements

  • Intermediate knowledge of Linux networking and firewall administration.
  • Understanding of PKI, certificates, and encryption protocols.
  • Familiarity with routing, NAT, and IP forwarding.

Audience

  • Network administrators seeking to replace commercial VPN services.
  • Remote work teams requiring sovereign and secure access.
  • Organizations located in regions with VPN restrictions or surveillance.
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