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    Connecting to OpenVPN via stunnel

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    • J
      jallenhayslett
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      My family currently maintains two homes in two different countries, one with open internet access, one with restrictive internet access. I am considering using pfSense to setup and manage what would essentially be a plug and play network device that would alleviate the need to manage different routers and software packages for each location.

      After speaking with a sales engineer for netgate, it sounds like this will be very doable, but I need to figure out a few key things first before I dive in.

      I need to be able to set up the profile for the restrictive country to access the OpenVPN connection for whichever provider I happen to be using. However, due to the aggressive nature of the DPI in that country, I need to access that connection through some sort of obfuscation to avoid constant slowdowns or IP:Port blocks. Since there is a stunnel package available for the pfSense software, I'm thinking that would be the best option (assuming it works the way I'm thinking it does).

      My question is, if I setup an stunnel server on a VPS and point it at the OpenVPN connection for whichever provider I am using, will the stunnel package allow pfSense to act as a client to access stunnel on the VPS, or is the package meant to be used as a server?

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      • RicoR
        Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
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        I'd try the TLS Encryption and Authentication option in OpenVPN first.

        -Rico

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