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How does a VPN protect from security vulnerabilities if the router/hotspot itself is compromised or untrustworthy?
by Panther34543 5y ago
How does a VPN protect from security vulnerabilities if the router/hotspot itself is compromised or untrustworthy?
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- macksd 5y agoIt just means that traffic is encrypted at a lower layer in the network stack, so there are entire protocols that get "wrapped" in it, and they can't sniff the IPs you're talking to, etc. Of course, now your VPN provider can.
- kcb 5y agoI would recommend installing tailscale on a pc or raspberry pi at home. Then you can use it as an Exit Node. It's dead simple with no port forwarding or dynamic dns required. If you don't want to run something 24/7 in your home a free tier/$5 vps would work the same.
- 0ldskool 5y agoWell you could just setup a VPN at home + DDNS using something like duckdns. No need to buy a VPN
- RobertMiller 5y agofreedns.afraid.org is another popular one.