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 Duration 14 hours

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VPN Sovereignty Fundamentals

  • Why commercial VPNs log metadata and comply with legal requests.
  • OpenVPN: Mature, feature-rich, offering TAP/TUN flexibility.
  • WireGuard: Modern, minimal, with high-performance cryptography.
  • Selecting the appropriate protocol for your specific threat model.

OpenVPN Deployment

  • Installing OpenVPN with Easy-RSA PKI.
  • Server setup: configuring cipher, HMAC, TLS-auth, and topology.
  • Generating and distributing client configurations.
  • Managing revocation and CRLs.

WireGuard Deployment

  • Installing the kernel module and WireGuard-tools.
  • Key generation and peer configuration.
  • Managing wg-quick and systemd units.
  • Configuring road warrior and site-to-site mesh topologies.

Authentication and Authorization

  • Certificate-based authentication with OpenVPN.
  • Integrating LDAP and RADIUS backends.
  • Implementing two-factor authentication using TOTP plugins.
  • Setting up access control lists and per-user IP allocation.

Routing and Network Design

  • Routing strategies for full tunnel vs split tunnel.
  • Configuring push routes, DNS, and WINS.
  • NAT and masquerading for egress traffic.
  • Implementing Multi-WAN and policy-based routing.

Performance and Scaling

  • Comparing WireGuard and OpenVPN throughput benchmarks.
  • Optimizing for multi-core performance and kernel bypass.
  • Load balancing across multiple VPN servers.
  • Applying DDoS protection and connection rate limiting.

Monitoring and Maintenance

  • Logging connections and accounting for bandwidth.
  • Integrating with Syslog and Prometheus exporters.
  • Automating certificate renewal and setting expiration alerts.
  • Planning for disaster recovery and config backups.

Requirements

  • Intermediate proficiency in Linux networking and firewall administration.
  • A solid understanding of PKI, certificates, and encryption protocols.
  • Knowledge of routing, NAT, and IP forwarding.

Target Audience

  • Network administrators aiming to replace commercial VPN services.
  • Remote teams requiring secure, sovereign access.
  • Organizations in regions experiencing VPN blocking or surveillance.

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