Network security

How to set up an OpenWRT router/gateway as an IPsec/L2TP gateway for Andoid and iPhone clients The only “reasonable” (that is, not counting PPTP due to its known security issues) VPN protocol supported by default on non-rooted / non-jailbroken Android / iPhone phones as clients is the combination of IPsec and L2TP.

Introduction After some work on getting the Austrian Bürgerkarte to work under Linux, I have now decided to acquire some know-how about using more general smart cards under Linux. After some quick research, the Aladdin smart cards seem to be supported fairly well, so I ordered a bunch of different types.

Imagine the following setting: there is some (possibly 802.11a/b/g wireless) network, which can range from a single access point to a complete backbone network of access points working together via WDS, or even a wired network infrastructure.

[Finished] Filtering patches for Squid proxy