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VPN using PPTP

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by sgun

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Is VPN over PPTP a viable option for remote sites in this age of everyone selling their own brand of VPN? How does it compare to the other flavors?

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by bhaney

PPTP is a type of VPN that is pretty much phased out now. IPSEC is the standard. PPTP uses 40-bit encryption, whereas, IPSEC will use 56-bit (DES) or 168-bit (3DES).

You will find that IPSEC is much more scaleable and reliable (depending on which vendor you choose). For most people, PPTP is probably going to be fine. It depends on how reliable the connection needs to be and how sensitive the information is.

If this is a site to site VPN I would recommend using IPSEC because you will avoid many issues.

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