PIA VPN removes stealth mode at GRC Shieldsup
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Hi - with the OpenVPN client disabled, I get a pass at GRC's Shieldsup (all ports in stealth mode). With it enabled, it fails the stealth test on all ports, and shows ports 22, 80, 110, and 443 as Open. What do I need to do to use the PIA VPN and maintain stealth mode, or is this not possible?
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I should have mentioned that i'm on pfSense 2.4.4 r2
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Don't worry about it. When you're connected through a VPN this way, the WAN IP is not really your WAN IP, it's the VPN provider's server's IP. So the GRC scan is telling you that those ports are open on whatever PIA VPN server you are connected to, not that they are open on your pfSense machine.
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Thanks for that.
As a side note, I found that I had to disable my VPN to access this forum - is that usual? -
It seems strange that a network security oriented forum would require its members to disable their VPN?
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@steviewunda said in PIA VPN removes stealth mode at GRC Shieldsup:
is that usual
This can happen.
For example : https://forum.netgate.com/topic/136229/vpn-blocked -
@steviewunda said in PIA VPN removes stealth mode at GRC Shieldsup:
It seems strange that a network security oriented forum would require its members to disable their VPN?
It'd be great if spammers didn't use VPNs to hide their source IP addresses. But they do, so the reputation of VPN source addresses is reduced.
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Thanks for the info guys
