tpahax0r

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   by tpahax0r 16y ago

   SideStep does all of this for you. You can forgo the whole OpenVPN section (Steps 12 through 22) if you just want to use SideStep.
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   by tpahax0r 16y ago

   The AMI recommended in the post is pre-configured to use EBS. Makes things a lot easier that way!
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   by tpahax0r 16y ago

   Looking at the cost, the EC2 setup is a lot cheaper.
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   by tpahax0r 16y ago

   That is a great option for people who have a dd-wrt/tomato/etc. compatible wireless device. The goal of the post was for folks who don't already have a solution setup and to get people familiar with EC2 now that it has a Free Tier and see s
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   by tpahax0r 16y ago

   For the purpose of defeating FireSheep, ssd -D works just fine. OpenVPN in the configuration of the blog post utilizes 443/tcp, which is open at most places, while the ports required for PPTP/L2TP/IPSec could be closed.
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   by tpahax0r 16y ago

   SideStep basically automates ssh -D for you and sets up a local SOCKS proxy. However SOCKS proxies (and thus the current version of Sidestep) can only protect TCP traffic that supports SOCKS proxies. For example, you can't tunnel your DNS r