[Bug 2041751] Re: RM: Remove dangerously insecure MPPE PPTP from Ubuntu

[Steve Langasek]

>From the linked page:

However, that doesn't mean people don't accept the risks. There are many
corporations and individuals using PPTP with full knowledge of these
risks. Some use mitigating controls, and some don't.

No one has ever run pptp on Linux, as either a client or server, because
they thought it was a good protocol.  It was used because compatibility
was required with the other end.

> IPSec OpenVPN Strongswan are much better alternatives.

What is the compatibility story for these on Windows?

The page you link also says:

> Microsoft promote something else.

What, specifically, and what is the Linux compatibility story with that
"something else"?

It should be clear in this removal bug what users should be using
instead of pptp as a Windows-compatible VPN.

** Changed in: pptpd (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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