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Security and privacy
vpn
SHOW HN2011
41points
32comments
#298of 1,097 in 2011
Top 28%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.16.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean Mac-like design and marketing site
From 3 comments
You've got a good marketing page/site for it so far, good work keeping the Mac-like look and feel. Having never paid for such a service your prices seem perfectly reasonable to…
theDoug on HNVery cool stuff, something I would most like use myself :)
haukurgud on HNThis isn't entirely constructive, but I like your design. It's close to some of the stuff I've been building lately, and gives me a few ideas for my next design project.
vertr on HN
Reasonable pricing
From 1 comment
You've got a good marketing page/site for it so far, good work keeping the Mac-like look and feel. Having never paid for such a service your prices seem perfectly reasonable to…
theDoug on HN
Objections
Built-in OS X VPN already works well
From 2 comments
I like your site, but I'm unsure how this would be better than simply using the built-in VPN stuff. I have paid VPN account configured and I use it when on public wifi. Also, I…
robterrell on HNSnow Leopard has included built-in VPN support (IPsec and L2TP, no OpenVPN). And it is very easy to configure, admins can export VPN configuration to a file and distribute it to…
lamnk on HN
Trust in the provider's handling of unencrypted traffic
From 2 comments
This is a compelling idea, but how do users know whether or not they can trust your service? You would have access to all unencrypted internet traffic from your users while the…
kylec on HNIt seems to me that the largest problem with this type of service, however it's dressed up, is on the VPN endpoint. We could argue forever about which transport is easier/has…
dedward on HN
Monthly subscription is hard to justify for occasional use
From 1 comment
Have you considered some sort of pay-by-usage (by time, by bandwidth, whatever) plan for people who don't know how often they'll need a VPN? It's not every month that I'm in a…
capnrefsmmat on HN
Amazon IP addresses blocked by some sites
From 1 comment
Some services/companies/websites are blocking Amazon's IP addresses because of abuse. This means that using your VPN I may not be able to access certain websites or services.
X-Istence on HN
Requests
iOS support
From 1 comment
I like your site, but I'm unsure how this would be better than simply using the built-in VPN stuff. I have paid VPN account configured and I use it when on public wifi. Also, I…
robterrell on HN
Pay-by-usage pricing
From 1 comment
Have you considered some sort of pay-by-usage (by time, by bandwidth, whatever) plan for people who don't know how often they'll need a VPN? It's not every month that I'm in a…
capnrefsmmat on HN
Choose US exit location
From 1 comment
As someone who travels abroad half of the year I was thinking the same thing. I really miss having access to so many great services just because I'm outside the country at that…
seanalltogether on HN
Questions
Does it use per-user keys or a shared key?
From 1 comment
Quick question about your implementation. Do you generate a key for each user using PKI, or is there a shared key for all users? I had a previous VPN provider that used a shared…
tshtf on HN
What is the policy on users evading geo-blocks?
From 1 comment
Living in Japan, I am familiar with a number of people who might try to use your software to make it appear as though they are coming from the United States, so that they could…
gillygize on HN
Alternatives named
Built-in OS X IPsec/L2TP VPN
From 1 comment
Snow Leopard has included built-in VPN support (IPsec and L2TP, no OpenVPN). And it is very easy to configure, admins can export VPN configuration to a file and distribute it to…
lamnk on HN
SSH SOCKS tunnel
From 1 comment
I've seen so many of these VPN-for-rent services that this is becoming an obligatory reply. But I don't see anyone saying "ssh" on the comments yet, so: Here's how to tunnel on…
maqr on HN
Sidestep
From 1 comment
Sidestep is a pretty-ish (OS X only) UI for SSH tunnelling - it can be set to auto-activate whenever it detects you're on an unsecured wifi network - like your local coffee shop.…
urbanjunkie on HN
Hamachi
From 1 comment
That second item mentioned in the parens, reminds me of Hamachi...
X-Istence on HN
eurephia
From 1 comment
Using euphoria[1]? [1] http://www.eurephia.net
moe on HN