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Openswan vs sshuttle

A side-by-side look at Openswan and sshuttle. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Openswan

Openswan

Security & Privacy

Openswan is an open-source implementation of IPsec VPN software for Linux. It implements tunneling, authentication, and encryption standards to build secure site-to-site and remote access VPNs.

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sshuttle

sshuttle

Network & Admin

sshuttle is an open source VPN solution that creates an encrypted SSH tunnel between your client machine and a remote server, then routes a subnet of your network traffic through the tunnel. It doesn't require admin access to set up and works across platforms.

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