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VPN Tunneling with OpenVPN: Secure Network Connections
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VPN Tunneling with OpenVPN: Secure Network Connections

Salvatore Froncillo

Instructor: Salvatore Froncillo

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Learn, practice, and apply job-ready skills with expert guidance
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

70 minutes
Learn at your own pace
Hands-on learning
Learn, practice, and apply job-ready skills with expert guidance
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

70 minutes
Learn at your own pace
Hands-on learning

What you'll learn

  • Be able to understand VPN tunneling and its importance.

  • Be able to understand essential OpenVPN features as you create, configure, and troubleshoot  an OpenVPN server on a Linux machine.

  • Optimize VPN performances.

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August 2024

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Only available on desktop

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About this Guided Project

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. Task 1: Introduction to VPN Tunneling and OpenVPN

  2. Task 2: Setting up an OpenVPN Server

  3. Task 3: Configuring OpenVPN Features

  4. Practice Activity

  5. Task 4: Connecting Clients to the OpenVPN Server

  6. Task 5: Optimizing VPN Performance 

  7. Task 6: Troubleshooting Common VPN Issues

  8. Cumulative Activity

Recommended experience

Basic understanding of networking concepts

Access to a Linux (ubuntu) machine

Basic knowledge of VPNs, encryptions and security

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Salvatore Froncillo
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