Ubiquiti Edgerouter X VPN Setup
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
The article I linked specifically mentioned that the hacker, now having LAN access could see what OS you were, what patch level perhaps.. and then do an exploit lookup and take over you device.
That is what I see being the saving grace of the carry with you firewall.
Wouldn't they just take over the firewall then?
Presumably the portable firewall would be at least as good as an ERL, and I'm assuming you're not worry about them taking over that?
I guess the question is, is an ERL or most any firewall really susceptible to intrusion on the outside local LAN segment vs over the internet (i.e. on the other side of the ISP's router)?
We all know that Windows is basically like a sieve, I'm hoping that the Windows firewall is at least OK, but if you get behind in patches then you're open to attach. how many home users are stay up to date on patches? especially when traveling?
hell, forget windows. Let's look at phones! Android phones rare ever get patched. A hardware firewall in front of them seems very smart!
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Wouldn't forcing a TLS key for ownCloud provide all of the security of the OpenVPN but without the second step? Then you would need the key and the password for any access.
A TLS Key? You mean like client side certs? or just a username and password?
You can do either, key is a bit more secure, though.
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@Dashrender said:
Presumably the portable firewall would be at least as good as an ERL, and I'm assuming you're not worry about them taking over that?
I'm not worried about it, but you already stated that you were worried about Linux. It's not my concern that is the issue, it is yours. Why are you worried about one Linux system and assume it is an automatic lost cause and not worried about another assuming that it is effectively secure?
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@Dashrender said:
I guess the question is, is an ERL or most any firewall really susceptible to intrusion on the outside local LAN segment vs over the internet (i.e. on the other side of the ISP's router)?
Same as any lean OS, lessso if you do not take care to keep it updated.
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@Dashrender said:
We all know that Windows is basically like a sieve, I'm hoping that the Windows firewall is at least OK, but if you get behind in patches then you're open to attach. how many home users are stay up to date on patches? especially when traveling?
That's a different issue. If home users are turning off automatic patching on Windows do you think that they will...
- Spend money on a portable firewall.
- Keep the portable firewall patched when it is offline for months at a time when they don't do this with Windows that they use every day?
- Actually bother to use the firewall?
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@Dashrender said:
hell, forget windows. Let's look at phones! Android phones rare ever get patched. A hardware firewall in front of them seems very smart!
If you are concerned with security to the point that you are carrying hardware to put in front of your phone, wouldn't you more likely just get an iPhone?
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I feel like the "carrying a firewall" only sounds good and I see the technical merit but it all requires:
- People to be super concerned about security while not taking their endpoint security seriously.
- Being willing to spend money on something they have demonstrated that they are not super concerned about.
- Do something really cumbersome and confusing on one hand while avoiding simple things on the other.
I don't see it making sense in the real world of end users.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
hell, forget windows. Let's look at phones! Android phones rare ever get patched. A hardware firewall in front of them seems very smart!
If you are concerned with security to the point that you are carrying hardware to put in front of your phone, wouldn't you more likely just get an iPhone?
No - I just can't bring myself to own anything apple.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
hell, forget windows. Let's look at phones! Android phones rare ever get patched. A hardware firewall in front of them seems very smart!
If you are concerned with security to the point that you are carrying hardware to put in front of your phone, wouldn't you more likely just get an iPhone?
The article implied that iPhones were just as easy to force to his AP as Windows or Android devices.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
hell, forget windows. Let's look at phones! Android phones rare ever get patched. A hardware firewall in front of them seems very smart!
If you are concerned with security to the point that you are carrying hardware to put in front of your phone, wouldn't you more likely just get an iPhone?
The article implied that iPhones were just as easy to force to his AP as Windows or Android devices.
The point was that they are patched regularly. The carriers can't block it and Apple really annoys people who hold back. Apple takes security seriously in a way that Google cannot because of how they treat the ecosystem and carriers.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
hell, forget windows. Let's look at phones! Android phones rare ever get patched. A hardware firewall in front of them seems very smart!
If you are concerned with security to the point that you are carrying hardware to put in front of your phone, wouldn't you more likely just get an iPhone?
The article implied that iPhones were just as easy to force to his AP as Windows or Android devices.
The point was that they are patched regularly. The carriers can't block it and Apple really annoys people who hold back. Apple takes security seriously in a way that Google cannot because of how they treat the ecosystem and carriers.
Google capitualated, Apple didn't. Apple said - you want our phone, you'll do it our way.
The carriers told Samnsung, LG, HTC, etc (I'm sure Google wasn't even part of it) you want us to carry your phones, you'll do it our way, or we'll find someone who will.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
hell, forget windows. Let's look at phones! Android phones rare ever get patched. A hardware firewall in front of them seems very smart!
If you are concerned with security to the point that you are carrying hardware to put in front of your phone, wouldn't you more likely just get an iPhone?
The article implied that iPhones were just as easy to force to his AP as Windows or Android devices.
The point was that they are patched regularly. The carriers can't block it and Apple really annoys people who hold back. Apple takes security seriously in a way that Google cannot because of how they treat the ecosystem and carriers.
Google capitualated, Apple didn't. Apple said - you want our phone, you'll do it our way.
The carriers told Samnsung, LG, HTC, etc (I'm sure Google wasn't even part of it) you want us to carry your phones, you'll do it our way, or we'll find someone who will.
Yup, leaving Apple with a stronger security hand.
