Zephin Livingston is a former staff reviewer at Forbes Advisor, specializing in testing and reviewing privacy and security software, like VPNs, antivirus software, password managers and more. Zephin ...

– L2TP over IPsec: User authentication by MS-CHAP v2 password, two-factor token, certificate, machine authentication by shared secret or certificate. macOS can also use Kerberos machine authentication ...

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I have setup a VPN connection between an OS X 10.7.4 client and OS X 10.8.2 server that sporadically fails with a "pppd: MS-CHAP authentication failed" client log entry. The server reports "CHAP peer ...

A white paper from a U.K. security consulting firm is a handy item to download if you are considering IPSec VPNs, because it offers some sound advice on setting up a secure VPN regardless of what ...

We need 2-factor authentication on our VPN servers. We used Duo for 2-factor on our apps. We have a lot of Linux users. Several leading VPN providers do not integrate with Linux (e.g. VPN secure does ...

Cisco says that a new authentication bypass flaw affecting multiple small business VPN routers will not be patched because the devices have reached end-of-life (EoL). This zero-day bug (CVE-2022-20923 ...

SonicWall is warning customers of a severe vulnerability in its SonicOS SSLVPN with high exploitability that remote attackers could use to bypass authentication. The bug is an improper authentication ...

TriCipher has long been known for its strong layered approach to user authentication. Many businesses such as financial institutions have implemented a TriCipher solution to authenticate customers ...