Vpn-ws – A VPN system over websockets (opens in new tab)

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14 pointsunbit11y ago4 comments

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What problem does this solve that SSL VPN doesn't? What is the rationale for doing VPN over websockets?

unbitOP11y ago

Lot of networks have only access to http/https services, in addition to this you get (for free) all of the authentication mechanisms supported by webservers (like kerberos, radius, ldap and so on ...)

noir-york11y ago

"Lot of networks have only access to http/https services" - indeed, which is what SSL VPN solves.

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noir-york11y ago

What problem does this solve that SSL VPN doesn't? What is the rationale for doing VPN over websockets?

unbitOP11y ago

noir-york11y ago

"Lot of networks have only access to http/https services" - indeed, which is what SSL VPN solves.

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