WireGuard [1] is a new VPN that uses the latest cryptography methods. The article will introduce wireguard, provide some light background into VPNs, then follow on setting up and connecting to the service. WireGuard was designed to be simple to configure and deploy, which is why I think it is a suitable for the fedora magazine. Overall, I think wireguard is a good introduction to VPNs and can provide users with additional network security. The client will (hopefully) use network manager [2], and WireGuard will be installed outside of the official repo [3] (as recommended by the developers), though there is discussion [4] about the need for wireguard to be included into Fedora.
This is my first pitch, what do you thing?
A bit about me, I'm a PostDoc at a university researching network security on critical infrastructure.
Kind Regards, Pete
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WireGuard [2] https://blogs.gnome.org/thaller/2019/03/15/wireguard-in-networkmanager/ [3] https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/jdoss/wireguard/packages/ [4] https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/modern-security-we-need-wireguard/141...
I think this sounds like a fascinating topic for an article. +1 on the pitch.
On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 11:07 AM Peter Maynard pete@port22.co.uk wrote:
WireGuard [1] is a new VPN that uses the latest cryptography methods. The article will introduce wireguard, provide some light background into VPNs, then follow on setting up and connecting to the service. WireGuard was designed to be simple to configure and deploy, which is why I think it is a suitable for the fedora magazine. Overall, I think wireguard is a good introduction to VPNs and can provide users with additional network security. The client will (hopefully) use network manager [2], and WireGuard will be installed outside of the official repo [3] (as recommended by the developers), though there is discussion [4] about the need for wireguard to be included into Fedora.
This is my first pitch, what do you thing?
A bit about me, I'm a PostDoc at a university researching network security on critical infrastructure.
Kind Regards, Pete
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WireGuard [2] https://blogs.gnome.org/thaller/2019/03/15/wireguard-in-networkmanager/ [3] https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/jdoss/wireguard/packages/ [4] https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/modern-security-we-need-wireguard/141... _______________________________________________ Fedora Magazine mailing list -- magazine@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to magazine-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/magazine@lists.fedoraproject.o...
Sounds interesting. +1
On Tue, 2019-09-10 at 15:03 +0000, Peter Maynard wrote:
WireGuard [1] is a new VPN that uses the latest cryptography methods. The article will introduce wireguard, provide some light background into VPNs, then follow on setting up and connecting to the service. WireGuard was designed to be simple to configure and deploy, which is why I think it is a suitable for the fedora magazine. Overall, I think wireguard is a good introduction to VPNs and can provide users with additional network security. The client will (hopefully) use network manager [2], and WireGuard will be installed outside of the official repo [3] (as recommended by the developers), though there is discussion [4] about the need for wireguard to be included into Fedora.
This is my first pitch, what do you thing?
A bit about me, I'm a PostDoc at a university researching network security on critical infrastructure.
Kind Regards, Pete
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WireGuard [2] https://blogs.gnome.org/thaller/2019/03/15/wireguard-in-networkmanager/ [3] https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/jdoss/wireguard/packages/ [4] https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/modern-security-we-need-wireguard/141... _______________________________________________ Fedora Magazine mailing list -- magazine@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to magazine-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/magazine@lists.fedoraproject.o...
The editors approved your pitch today in our meeting. Please go ahead with a draft! Let us know if you have any questions. We'd love to see a draft next week if possible.
On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 1:58 PM Gregory Lee Bartholomew < gregory.lee.bartholomew@gmail.com> wrote:
Sounds interesting. +1
On Tue, 2019-09-10 at 15:03 +0000, Peter Maynard wrote:
WireGuard [1] is a new VPN that uses the latest cryptography methods.
The article will introduce wireguard, provide some light background into VPNs, then follow on setting up and connecting to the service. WireGuard was designed to be simple to configure and deploy, which is why I think it is a suitable for the fedora magazine. Overall, I think wireguard is a good introduction to VPNs and can provide users with additional network security. The client will (hopefully) use network manager [2], and WireGuard will be installed outside of the official repo [3] (as recommended by the developers), though there is discussion [4] about the need for wireguard to be included into Fedora.
This is my first pitch, what do you thing?
A bit about me, I'm a PostDoc at a university researching network
security on critical infrastructure.
Kind Regards, Pete
https://blogs.gnome.org/thaller/2019/03/15/wireguard-in-networkmanager/
[3] https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/jdoss/wireguard/packages/ [4]
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/modern-security-we-need-wireguard/141...
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oh, nice. That was quick.
I won't be able to have it completed by next week. I can get a draft writen for end of Septemeber.
Thanks, Pete
On Wed, 2019-09-11 at 08:40 -0400, Paul Frields wrote:
The editors approved your pitch today in our meeting. Please go ahead with a draft! Let us know if you have any questions. We'd love to see a draft next week if possible.
On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 1:58 PM Gregory Lee Bartholomew < gregory.lee.bartholomew@gmail.com> wrote:
Sounds interesting. +1
On Tue, 2019-09-10 at 15:03 +0000, Peter Maynard wrote:
WireGuard [1] is a new VPN that uses the latest cryptography
methods. The article will introduce wireguard, provide some light background into VPNs, then follow on setting up and connecting to the service. WireGuard was designed to be simple to configure and deploy, which is why I think it is a suitable for the fedora magazine. Overall, I think wireguard is a good introduction to VPNs and can provide users with additional network security. The client will (hopefully) use network manager [2], and WireGuard will be installed outside of the official repo [3] (as recommended by the developers), though there is discussion [4] about the need for wireguard to be included into Fedora.
This is my first pitch, what do you thing?
A bit about me, I'm a PostDoc at a university researching network
security on critical infrastructure.
Kind Regards, Pete
https://blogs.gnome.org/thaller/2019/03/15/wireguard-in-networkmanager/
[3]
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/jdoss/wireguard/packages/
[4]
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/modern-security-we-need-wireguard/141...
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That would still be great. Thanks, Peter, we look forward to seeing your work!
On Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 6:03 AM Peter Maynard pete@port22.co.uk wrote:
oh, nice. That was quick.
I won't be able to have it completed by next week. I can get a draft writen for end of Septemeber.
Thanks, Pete
On Wed, 2019-09-11 at 08:40 -0400, Paul Frields wrote:
The editors approved your pitch today in our meeting. Please go ahead with a draft! Let us know if you have any questions. We'd love to see a draft next week if possible.
On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 1:58 PM Gregory Lee Bartholomew < gregory.lee.bartholomew@gmail.com> wrote:
Sounds interesting. +1
On Tue, 2019-09-10 at 15:03 +0000, Peter Maynard wrote:
WireGuard [1] is a new VPN that uses the latest cryptography
methods. The article will introduce wireguard, provide some light background into VPNs, then follow on setting up and connecting to the service. WireGuard was designed to be simple to configure and deploy, which is why I think it is a suitable for the fedora magazine. Overall, I think wireguard is a good introduction to VPNs and can provide users with additional network security. The client will (hopefully) use network manager [2], and WireGuard will be installed outside of the official repo [3] (as recommended by the developers), though there is discussion [4] about the need for wireguard to be included into Fedora.
This is my first pitch, what do you thing?
A bit about me, I'm a PostDoc at a university researching network
security on critical infrastructure.
Kind Regards, Pete
https://blogs.gnome.org/thaller/2019/03/15/wireguard-in-networkmanager/
[3]
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/jdoss/wireguard/packages/
[4]
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/modern-security-we-need-wireguard/141...
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Hi Paul,
Just a quick update. I've completing the technical work for the server side. it is all in notes form. I've yet to work on the client side using the GUI, and not started on the surrounding description texts.
Due to workload, I'm going to have to revise my initial completion date. With an unknown due date, since I'll be traveling and will have intermittent internet access. Rest assured, there will be a completed article, I just can't commit a date at this moment in time.
Regards, Pete
On behalf of all the editors, thanks for the update Pete. Should we check back with you around October 8 or so?
On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 5:58 AM Pete Maynard pete@port22.co.uk wrote:
Hi Paul,
Just a quick update. I've completing the technical work for the server side. it is all in notes form. I've yet to work on the client side using the GUI, and not started on the surrounding description texts.
Due to workload, I'm going to have to revise my initial completion date. With an unknown due date, since I'll be traveling and will have intermittent internet access. Rest assured, there will be a completed article, I just can't commit a date at this moment in time.
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Hi Pete, checking in as agreed. How are you coming along with the Wireguard article?
Paul
On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 10:42 AM Pete Maynard pete@port22.co.uk wrote:
Should we check back with you around October 8 or so?
Perfect :)
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Hi Peter,
On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 5:07 PM Peter Maynard pete@port22.co.uk wrote:
WireGuard [1] is a new VPN that uses the latest cryptography methods. The article will introduce wireguard, provide some light background into VPNs, then follow on setting up and connecting to the service. WireGuard was designed to be simple to configure and deploy, which is why I think it is a suitable for the fedora magazine. Overall, I think wireguard is a good introduction to VPNs and can provide users with additional network security. The client will (hopefully) use network manager [2], and WireGuard will be installed outside of the official repo [3] (as recommended by the developers), though there is discussion [4] about the need for wireguard to be included into Fedora.
I like this idea a lot and was thinking about playing with it personally, so this is very timely.
Will you be covering both server and client set up?
From your comment about being a PostDoc it seems you may be able to help me answer a question that could be a paragraph in your article. Is Wireguard ready? Everything I've read seemed to indicate it was working and likely secure, but wan't really ready. Do you have an opinion? I'd love to read it in the article.
regards,
bex
This is my first pitch, what do you thing?
A bit about me, I'm a PostDoc at a university researching network security on critical infrastructure.
Kind Regards, Pete
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WireGuard [2] https://blogs.gnome.org/thaller/2019/03/15/wireguard-in-networkmanager/ [3] https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/jdoss/wireguard/packages/ [4] https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/modern-security-we-need-wireguard/141... _______________________________________________ Fedora Magazine mailing list -- magazine@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to magazine-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/magazine@lists.fedoraproject.o...
Hi Brian,
Apologies, didn't see this in my email client. (I am loving HyperKitty though)
Will you be covering both server and client set up?
Yep I plan too.
... Is Wireguard ready? ..
The fact that modern crypto is supported by default along with a mathematical verification of the implementation are two very important things from my point of view. More software should be verified mathematical to prevent some classes of errors, and so we know that it is working as it should be.
However, I don't have to maintain operations for any company and can't say I'd accept the potential risk of using a new-ish software. I can say that personally I'd use wireguard over other VPN implementations for three reasons: 1) Modern Crypto 2) Formally Verified 3) Small Code Base. Hope that sheds some light on it.
Pete
I've created a Taiga card: https://teams.fedoraproject.org/project/asamalik-fedora-magazine/us/33?kanba...
On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 5:03 PM Pete Maynard pete@port22.co.uk wrote:
Hi Brian,
Apologies, didn't see this in my email client. (I am loving HyperKitty though)
Will you be covering both server and client set up?
Yep I plan too.
... Is Wireguard ready? ..
The fact that modern crypto is supported by default along with a mathematical verification of the implementation are two very important things from my point of view. More software should be verified mathematical to prevent some classes of errors, and so we know that it is working as it should be.
However, I don't have to maintain operations for any company and can't say I'd accept the potential risk of using a new-ish software. I can say that personally I'd use wireguard over other VPN implementations for three reasons: 1) Modern Crypto 2) Formally Verified 3) Small Code Base. Hope that sheds some light on it.
Pete
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Hi Pete,
On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 5:03 PM Pete Maynard pete@port22.co.uk wrote:
Hi Brian,
Apologies, didn't see this in my email client. (I am loving HyperKitty though)
No worries I am buried in email. If you ever need any extra, hit me up :D.
Will you be covering both server and client set up?
Yep I plan too.
SWEET!
... Is Wireguard ready? ..
The fact that modern crypto is supported by default along with a mathematical verification of the implementation are two very important things from my point of view. More software should be verified mathematical to prevent some classes of errors, and so we know that it is working as it should be.
However, I don't have to maintain operations for any company and can't say I'd accept the potential risk of using a new-ish software. I can say that personally I'd use wireguard over other VPN implementations for three reasons: 1) Modern Crypto 2) Formally Verified 3) Small Code Base. Hope that sheds some light on it.
This does. I think this would be a good thing to call out in the article too.
regards,
bex
Pete
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