Re:VPN service for hosting public-facing services on non-hos...
by leetbulb on Saturday May 25, 2019 @12:32AM
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It might just be me, but I feel like this is going to be abused...badly. I know of a few other similar services that have had huge abuse issues.
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Re:VPN service for hosting public-facing services on non-hos...
by geocrasher on Saturday May 25, 2019 @12:50AM
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Yeah, the very first thing I thought of was along the lines of "Oh, so this is how attackers will compromise a machine and run http://my-favorite-bank.com.holepunch.io/login-and-give-me-a... on a compromised computer."
I do see the benefit of the service, but I think it would be cool if they offered a self-hosted version. A LowEndBox for $20/year gets you a box and an IP to tunnel through.
Re:VPN service for hosting public-facing services on non-hos...
by jlogsdon on Saturday May 25, 2019 @12:56AM
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I am using a free tier instance in GCP and using tinc to accomplish exactly this. It's not "click and play" but setting it up is simple. If I ever outgrow the f1-micro its easy enough to add another node with a public IP.
It has the added benefit of being a full-on VPN, though I don't generally use it for regular internet browsing.
Re:VPN service for hosting public-facing services on non-hos...
by fulafel on Saturday May 25, 2019 @01:13AM
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Well, this is working around externally imposed lack of internet connecivity after all. It might be called abuse by your local Mordac^Wperson disagreeing with you about risk assessments. You may want to try getting your net fixed, as an alternative to this proxying.