Hak5

Hosted by Darren Kitchen and Shannon Morse. New episodes Tuesdays.

Put together by a band of IT ninjas, security professionals and hardcore gamers, Hak5 isn't your typical tech show. We take on hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics, to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Then we wrap it all up with a... Read More

Three VPN Servers and a Kindle Console

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 – running time 45:29

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This week Shannon taps into a hidden Kindle serial port using a inty bitsy ribbon cable, a USB to Serial TTL cable and some jumpers in an attempt to hack root and finds herself upon the bootloader and nearly at a bash prompt. Darren guides you through the installation of VPN servers on Windows XP, Windows Server and Linux so you can keep your traffic secure in an encrypted tunnel while on untrusted networks.

Kindle Console

Hacking into the Kindle Bootloader Part 1

This week, I'm introducing the bootloader Kindle 1st gen hack.

Equipment:
Kindle 1st Generation A computah! USB to Serial TTL Cable 20 pin 0.5 mm flat cable 1 pin Jumper cables

Programs:
Putty Igor Skochinsky explains how to hack into the bootloader of the Kindle very nicely on his blog, Reverse Everything. He includes screenshots, photos, and descriptions of everything you need to know to do this hack. Part 1 Part 2

If you have any questions, you can email me at snubs@hak5.org!

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Windows VPN Servers

In this segment I demonstrate setting up a VPN server in Windows XP which is rather limited at 1 concurrent connection. I also demonstrate building a Routing and Remote Access VPN server in Windows Server 2003.

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Linux VPN Server

I'm a big fan of open source. I'm also an overwhelmed systems administrator that likes easy. And when it comes to VPNs in Linux, OpenVPN is the go to solution. That's why I'm excited about OpenVPN Access Server -- an set of installation and configuration tools that simplifies rapid deployment of a VPN solution.

In this segment I demonstrate setting up this nifty, lightweight and powerful server in a typical home user scenario. I also speak to the fact that it can integrate with Active Directory via LDAP or even a RADIUS server for authentication. The web based backend makes administration a breeze and the web frontend makes client setup even easier. All the clients have to do is login to a website and download a prepackaged and configured connection app for Windows, Mac or Linux.

This package makes it incredibly easy to deploy a VPN server. But it comes at a cost. OpenVPN-AS requires a license key for each concurrent connection. Two are provided for free and additional licenses are $10 ea. Still a far cry from a windows Client Access License!

In future segments we'll be getting our hands dirty with OpenVPN standard as well as some other interesting VPN technologies so be sure to send your feedback, requests and flames to darren@hak5.org

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In future segments we'll be getting our hands dirty with OpenVPN standard as well as some other interesting VPN technologies so be sure to send your feedback, requests and flames to darren@hak5.org

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About the Show

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Show Title:
Hak5
Description:
Hak5 isn't your typical tech show. It's hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Damn the warranties, it's time to Trust your Technolust.
Categories:
How-To & DIY, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Sep 7, 2008
Episodes:
330
Credits
Shannon Morse (Host)
Darren Kitchen (Host)