Encrypting data sent over LAN to the Internet 1

[volunteercenter]

Is there any way to secure data sent from my PC so that people on my LAN will not be able to sniff out my data? I want to encrypt in such a way that no one will be able to discover what e-mails i'm sending, web sites i goto, etc.

Any thoughts? I was told I can setup a VPN at my house and connect to it via the internet to do my sensitive work... is this possible so that my VPN acts as a proxy where data sent from my workstation to my home computer is encrypted?

Thanks in advance.

 

[glacierxx]

It's possible but there are things to consider where you work.

Is there a firewall and does the security policy where you work allow this.

As far as email goes you could use an encryption program like PGP. Download to workstation and create a private and public key. When you create an email you then encrypt it and send. Place your public key on the public key server for others to use so they can read your email. This is explained in the product.

But again you must be sure what you are doing is allowed.

"evil prospers when good men do nothing”

 

[Securalon]

Hi. You may want to look at Anonymizer. I know it proxies your surfing, though I am not sure if it also has an SSL feature to encrypt your transmissions. (I would check for you now, but the terminal I am on uses Websense and has blocked the domain.)

http://www.anonymizer.com

(They have a free trial.)

Also, for encrypted emails and files, I recommend

http://www.hush.com

or using PGP
(

http://www.pgp.com

or

http://www.pgpi.com)

Brian G.
Securlon Consulting, LLC

 

[viol8ion]

PGP is your best bet for encryption of emails.

To set up a VPN, Go2MyPC is a good solution. I used it in the past with good success.

http://www.go2mypc.cjb.net/.

Of course it is not a free application, or even cheap, for that matter. I know the guys that run this operation, they started in their garage.. one of the few real internet success stories, even though on a small scale.

When in doubt, deny all terms and defnitions.

http://www.wuli.com

 

[volunteercenter]

The solution i decided to use is SSH tunneling with a software called PuTTY. IT does a port forwarding deal through an SSH connection.

I created a proxy with Apache, setup PuTTY to forward port 80 to 5050 on my local machine(the port which the proxy is setup on) and now for my proxy settings i'm using 127.0.0.1:5050. Same goes with port 25 and 110 for mail.

It's a neat solution and only took a couple hours to understand and setup.

I appreciate the reponses everyone, pls let me know your thoughts and insights on the solution i'm using presently. Perhaps someone else purusing through these forums may have a similar question.

 

[Securalon]

Wow! I am not familiar with PuTTY, but I will certainly look into it.

It sounds like a solution for some of the projects I am working on.

Merry Christmas!


Brian G.
Securlon Consulting, LLC