On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 9:31 AM, Marc Deop <damnsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Openvpn runs over UDP. With the tls-auth option it won't respond to
>> an unsigned packet. So without the key you can't tell the difference
>> between a listening openvpn or a firewall that drops packets silently.
>> That is, you can't 'find' it.
>
> We are not going to argue drop vs reject, are we? :P
It follows the usual pattern: dropping is more secure in that you
can't tell if anything is there at all where rejecting is more
convenient because attempts to open a connection don't have to wait
for timeouts. Pick the one that meets your specific need.
--
Les Mikesell
lesmikes...@gmail.com
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