Re: is pptp via VPN secured ?

"Ahmad Sabry El Gendi" <AhmadSabry@abc> wrote in message
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Hi
i suppose to mak VPN from denver to cairo but i'm wondering is the
authentication process encrypted using PPTP ?
my servers in 2 locations are behind a hardware router also i've 2
firewall (ISA & Netgear in cairo)
can i go with PPTP safely ?
thanks for help


It's not as secure as L2TP. But really you should be more worried about the
authentication method, make sure you are using minimum MS-CHAPv2, or
preferably EAP with 2 token authentication, such as smartcards!
Also, make sure you have the right encryption for your country, I'm not sure
what the government policy is in Egypt, but some countries ban encryption
above 40 or 56 bit (can't remember which).
Ben


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