Understanding OpenVPN and set it up

Language: German

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network

When you go online, you put yourself in the public eye. In theory, anyone can see where you are going and what you are carrying with you. If you want to protect your personal or professional data traces from this visibility and security vulnerability, then build yourself a VPN, a virtual private network, and move around the digital world through tunnels you have created yourself and which cannot be seen by others. After this course by René Fürst, you will understand the VPN concept and be able to create your own network using the free OpenVPN software. In over 4 hours with 45 video lessons, your trainer will show you the way from the initial question of what VPN actually is to the complete setup of your server. You will also receive a 100+ page illustrated manual and a comprehensive overview presentation. Understand the principle of encryption and use its advantages - for yourself, for your privacy, for access to your company's network.

45 lessons in over 4 hours of video training on how to set up a VPN using OpenVPN
Included: complete instructions as an e-book with 135 pages and a summarizing presentation
VPN basics: What is VPN? How does encryption work? What options are there?
Set up VPN: Install OpenVPN server, create certificates, configure network and client

Whether they are sensitive or simply private - arm your data traces against outside access and dig your personal digital tunnels into the internet with this number-secure training.

Details

content: 4 h Video training, 176 PDF pages
Licence: private and commercial Rights of use

Examples of use

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The training includes an e-book on OpenVPN

Introduction

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Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 1.1 Intro

Introductory words about the course: What you need VPN for and what you can expect in the course.

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Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 1.2 Who is this course for?

About the structure of the course. What prerequisites do participants need?

VPN basics

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 2.1 Introduction: VPN basics

Introduction to the "VPN basics" section of the course.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 2.2 What is VPN?

VPN basics: What does VPN actually mean?

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 2.3 VPN implementation

Hardware and software solutions for VPN implementation.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 2.4 What is OpenVPN?

What role does OpenVPN play? What is OpenVPN actually?

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 2.5 Who is VPN useful for?

Who should use a VPN? Who should use a VPN and where is it absolutely necessary?

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 2.6 Advantages of a VPN

What are the advantages of VPN access?

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 2.7 Why do we use OpenVPN?

Why do we use OpenVPN and no other VPN protocol?

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 2.8 PPTP vs. IPSEC vs. OpenVPN

What are the differences between the most common VPN protocols? - The advantages and disadvantages.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 2.9 Why OpenVPN uses TLS

TLS in OpenVPN as authentication and key negotiation protocol.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 2.10 OpenVPN compatibility

Why we should use an SSL VPN and what compatibility looks like.

VPN security

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 3.1 Introduction: VPN security

Introduction to the "VPN security" section of the course.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 3.2 Encryption with OpenVPN

Get to know the encryptions in OpenVPN to log in with a certificate or with a static key.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 3.3 Symmetric encryption

What is a symmetric encryption method?

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 3.4 Asymmetric encryption

What is an asymmetric encryption method?

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 3.5 Diffie-Hellman-Merkle key exchange

Secure key exchange with the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle method.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 3.6 PKI: Public key infrastructure

What is a public key infrastructure (PKI)?

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 3.7 Bridging vs. routing

What are the differences between bridging (TAP) and routing (TUN)?

Server preparations

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 4.1 Introduction: Server preparations

Introduction to the "Server preparations" section of this course.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 4.2 Hosting or renting a server yourself

Would you rather run a VPN server yourself or use a rented server? Get to know the pros and cons.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 4.3 VirtualBox: Linux installation

Installation of the Linux environment for our local OpenVPN server.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 4.4 Renting and starting a server

We rent a server on the Internet at low cost to run our OpenVPN on it.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 4.5 Ubuntu: Preparation

Preparation of a new Linux system for our OpenVPN project. Creation of the OpenVPN user and the basic firewall.

VPN server in practice.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 5.1 Introduction: OpenVPN server practice

Introduction to the "VPN server in practice" section of this course.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 5.2 OpenVPN installation

The installation of OpenVPN and the creation of a CA directory with sample data.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 5.3 Configuring CA variables

Configuring the CA variables.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 5.4 Creating the certificate authority

Creating the certification authority for certificate creation.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 5.5 Creating server certificates

Create the certificates we need for authentication.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 5.6 Creating user keys

Let's create the keys for user login.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 5.7 Configuring the OpenVPN service

Setting up and configuring the OpenVPN services.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 5.8 Network and firewall settings

Release the firewall for OpenVPN and forward the data transfer via the internal network.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 5.9 Starting the OpenVPN service

The first start of the OpenVPN service: Is everything running correctly or is there still some work to be done?

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 5.10 Client configuration

What configuration do we need for our client in order to connect to the server?

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 5.11 Client configuration: Create OVPN file

Create a single client configuration file for easy connection setup.

User login

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 6.1 Port forwarding for local servers

Create port forwarding on your router if your server is behind a firewall.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 6.2 Transferring OVPN files securely

How can you transfer the files securely over the network on your Windows or macOS PC?

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 6.3 Connecting Windows to our OpenVPN server

Let's connect to the OpenVPN server with the Windows client.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 6.4 macOS connect to our OpenVPN server

Let's connect to the OpenVPN server with the macOS client.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 6.5 iOS connect to our OpenVPN server

Let's connect to the OpenVPN server with the iOS device.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 6.7 OVPN file transfer: Linux and macOS terminal

Transfer the OpenVPN file securely using SCP for Linux and macOS.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 6.8 Connecting Linux to our OpenVPN server

Let's connect to the OpenVPN server with the Linux client.

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 6.9 Revoke authorization for client

Revoke a client's authorization for the OpenVPN.

Bonus

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 7 Bonus: OpenVPN installation using a bash script

You can automate many steps with a bash script. Of course, this does not help with understanding, but it does save a lot of time. In this lesson, you will learn how to get an OpenVPN server up and running quickly and easily in less than 15 minutes.

End of the course

Understanding and setting up OpenVPN - secure in the network: 8 Adoption

Farewell to this course, a short summary. The manual with 135 illustrated pages can also be downloaded with this content.

OpenVPN: e-book and presentation

OpenVPN: Step by step to your own server (e-book)

On 135 PDF pages, René Fürst describes how to set up your own server with OpenVPN.

OpenVPN: Virtual Private Networks (Presentation)

Accompanying the OpenVPN course you will receive this presentation with 41 slides in PDF format

Details of the content

The OpenVPN tutorial: How to set up your OpenVPN server!
The digitalization of the world of work and private life is progressing unstoppably. This makes it all the more important to protect yourself against external access and attacks. One gallant option: the virtual private network . René Fürst offers you know-how for your digital security!
The 4-hour training course with 45 video lessons will help you understand what VPN and OpenVPN mean and the advantages of a virtual private network. You will also learn how to set one up yourself. You can refer to the accompanying manual with 135 illustrated pages to accompany the videos and use it as a clear guide after the course.

After the introductory chapter, in which you are introduced to basic aspects of VPN, OpenVPN, TLS, PPTP and IPSEC, you will first learn how encryption works in detail and what the differences are between bridging and routing.

Then it's time to get practical: you will prepare your server using a Linux installation and then fully configure it for the purpose of a VPN. Among other things, you will set up a certification authority, make network and firewall settings and configure clients.

Finally, your trainer will show you how user login works for Windows, macOS, iOS and Linux . As a bonus, there is also a largely automated shortcut on top that will help you get your OpenVPN server up and running in just a few minutes.

Whether you're new to all of this or already know about terms such as bridging or routing, René Fürst's video content, the e-book and a summarizing presentation will provide you with a clear and comprehensible guide that will lead you step by step to your own VPN.

What will you gain from this course?

You will understand the VPN concept and will be able to create your own virtual private network and set up the necessary infrastructure. With the help of OpenVPN, you can securely connect to the internet, your own network or that of your company. You can use your knowledge for yourself or bring your know-how to your company to ensure greater security there too.