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Does a VPN prevent inbound traffic on other IPs? If I put my laptop on a VPN, I can still SSH to it on its RFC 1918 address.
by yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
Does a VPN prevent inbound traffic on other IPs? If I put my laptop on a VPN, I can still SSH to it on its RFC 1918 address.
- throwaway173738 2y agoA VPN can’t prevent inbound traffic but if the VPN alters the routing table it can prevent the return leg from working. This probably isn’t enough to prevent compromise.
- icedchai 2y agoIt depends on the VPN and its policies. Some deny all local traffic when active, routing everything through the VPN, and only leave a IPv4 /32 route for the default gateway. Some are more permissive.