iPIG

Has anyone tested the iPIG VPN client? If so, what did you think of it? What
happens to the data when it enters the iOPUS servers?

I use it and it works well for me. Technically what happens when the
data enters the iOpus iPig servers is that they decrypt it and send it
to the final destination. That is exactly the same as all other VPN
services (Google Secure Access,...) do.

Is there a guarantee that do not do something "bad" with the data? No!
But again, this is the same for all companies providing VPN servers.
Overall, the company looks trustworthy.

The best solution is if set up your own iPig server, using the free
iPig Server Express Edition. This way _no_ data enters the iOpus
servers! That is what I do and this is something you can not do with
any of the other services. I only use the iOpus servers if my own iPig
server is down for some reasons.
Peter

Thanks for your response. I've been using the iPIG client for the past few
days and it seems to be doing what it is intended to do. I even went to
Shield's Up to see what ports were open and was surprised to find several
ports open. Like you, I plan to set up my own iPIG server and see how I like
it. Again, thanks for the response and take care.

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In <(E-Mail Removed) .com> on 11 Nov 2005
15:16:05 -0800, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>I use it and it works well for me. Technically what happens when the
>data enters the iOpus iPig servers is that they decrypt it and send it
>to the final destination. That is exactly the same as all other VPN
>services (Google Secure Access,...) do.

But less secure than using SSL to the remote endpoint.

>Is there a guarantee that do not do something "bad" with the data? No!
>But again, this is the same for all companies providing VPN servers.

Much depends on the credibility of the provider.

>Overall, the company looks trustworthy.

I would say just the opposite -- totally unknown, no real information on who
is behind it, and a business model (free servers) that doesn't make sense.

>The best solution is if set up your own iPig server, using the free
>iPig Server Express Edition. This way _no_ data enters the iOpus
>servers! That is what I do and this is something you can not do with
>any of the other services. I only use the iOpus servers if my own iPig
>server is down for some reasons.

That won't protect you against malware -- how do you know that your iPig
software isn't phoning home? Better to use software from a more reliable
source; e.g., use PPTP or (better) IPsec built into your OS, and set up an
open source VPN server.

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