Normally, when we connect our devices to the internet via WiFi or ethernet, or mobile data, our devices directly connect to the Internet Service providers without anything in the middle. Our entire ...
A network protocol that encapsulates packets at a peer level or below. It is used to transport multiple protocols over a common network as well as provide the vehicle for encrypted virtual private ...
The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) is a standard protocol for tunneling L2 traffic over an IP network. Its ability to carry almost any L2 data format over IP or other L3 networks makes it ...
A key-exchange protocol, such as NymVPN's new Lewes Protocol, enables two parties to share cryptographic keys over an insecure channel. So, even if a criminal gains access to those keys, they still ...
The Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) library from Sun Microsystems lets you access a secure Web server from behind a firewall via proxy tunneling. To do this, the JSSE application needs to set the ...
Tunnels have been in the news a lot lately, such as the dramatic rescue of the miners in Chile, and the newly connected tunnel under the Swiss Alps for high-speed rail traffic. While these are both ...
In an ideal Internet all packets would be treated as equal by the Internet Service Providers (ISP) and backbone operators who transport them across cyberspace. Unfortunately, this is not always the ...