Re: [m0n0wall] Which version of pptp?

From:	Manuel Kasper <mk at neon1 dot net>
To:	Francisco Reyes <lists at natserv dot com>
Cc:	m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
Subject:	Re: [m0n0wall] Which version of pptp?
Date:	Fri, 05 Mar 2004 21:19:05 +0100

On 05.03.2004 13:48 +0000, Francisco Reyes wrote:

> I am new to VPN and am trying to readup on this.. One of the things
> I read is the different ways PPTP challenges the user. ie pap,
> chap.. From what I read it seems the best one right now is mschapv2.
> 
> Looking through the archives I don't see which methods of password
> challenging(*) M0n0wall uses. Did I miss it?

As of v1.0, m0n0wall only allows MS-CHAP v2. Everything else is
considered not secure enough.

> PPTP seems much simpler than IPSEC, but is it safe enough?

It depends...

- Manuel