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Course Outline
Foundations of VPN Sovereignty
- Why commercial VPNs log metadata and comply with legal requests.
- OpenVPN: mature, feature-rich, offering TAP/TUN flexibility.
- WireGuard: modern, minimal, providing high-performance cryptography.
- Selecting the appropriate protocol for your specific threat model.
Deploying OpenVPN
- Installing OpenVPN with Easy-RSA PKI.
- Server configuration: cipher, HMAC, TLS-auth, and topology.
- Generating and distributing client configurations.
- Managing revocation and CRL (Certificate Revocation List).
Deploying WireGuard
- Installing the kernel module and WireGuard-tools.
- Key generation and peer configuration.
- Using wg-quick and systemd unit management.
- Implementing Road Warrior and site-to-site mesh topologies.
Authentication and Authorization
- Certificate-based authentication with OpenVPN.
- Integration of LDAP and RADIUS backends.
- Two-factor authentication using TOTP plugins.
- Access control lists and per-user IP allocation.
Routing and Network Architecture
- Distinguishing between full tunnel and split tunnel routing.
- Configuring push routes, DNS, and WINS.
- NAT and masquerading for egress traffic.
- Implementing Multi-WAN and policy-based routing.
Performance and Scaling
- Throughput benchmarks comparing WireGuard and OpenVPN.
- Multi-core optimization and kernel bypass techniques.
- Load balancing across multiple VPN servers.
- DDoS protection and connection rate limiting.
Monitoring and Maintenance
- Logging connections and accounting for bandwidth usage.
- Integrating Syslog and Prometheus exporters.
- Automated certificate renewal and expiration alerts.
- Disaster recovery strategies and configuration backups.
Requirements
- Intermediate knowledge of Linux networking and firewall administration.
- Understanding of PKI, certificates, and encryption protocols.
- Familiarity with routing, NAT, and IP forwarding.
Audience
- Network administrators replacing commercial VPN services.
- Remote work teams requiring sovereign secure access.
- Organizations operating in regions with VPN blocking or surveillance.
14 Hours