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I typically don't trust VPN providers, so I set up my own on AWS with this CloudFormation script. [0] It is almost effortless, takes 10 minutes and I can spin i
by wenc 9y ago
I typically don't trust VPN providers, so I set up my own on AWS with this CloudFormation script. [0] It is almost effortless, takes 10 minutes and I can spin it up or spin it down without paying for a subscription, only AWS metered costs.
EDIT: another poster mentioned Algo [1]. This method requires a high degree of savvy and entails a higher level of difficulty, but looks much more configurable.
[0] https://www.webdigi.co.uk/blog/2015/how-to-setup-your-own-private-secure-free-vpn-on-the-amazon-aws-cloud-in-10-minutes https://www.webdigi.co.uk/blog/2015/how-to-setup-your-own-pr...
[1] https://github.com/trailofbits/algo https://github.com/trailofbits/algo
- LeifCarrotson 9y agoHow often do you find that your AWS IP is blocked, or that you need to bypass a captcha? I would think that AWS would be a major source of scrapers and other traffic that a site might not want and might choose to block. I know that Cloudflare offers to block "suspicious" traffic, which would seem likely to include traffic coming from an AWS server rather than an ISP.
- wenc 9y agoSurprisingly not often at all for the sites of interest to me. YMMV of course.
- pubg 9y agoThat sounds like a lot of trouble to go to every time you want an anonymized browsing session. Inconvenient and cumbersome at best.
- wenc 9y agoWhich, the first or the second option? The first one entails a one-time 10 minute setup and you can leave the AWS instance running if you don't mind incurring a small ongoing EC2 fee.
- komali2 9y agoDoes this protect you from a warrant to Amazon revealing your identity?
- wenc 9y agoNo but this is not a problem for me since my use-case is more avoiding MITM attacks and safely using public Wifis. Every VPN has an endpoint, and whether that endpoint is acceptable depends on your use case.