Index: options.pptp =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/pptpclient/pptp-linux/options.pptp,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.3 options.pptp --- options.pptp 26 Mar 2006 23:11:05 -0000 1.3 +++ options.pptp 30 Aug 2012 12:38:36 -0000 @@ -33,17 +33,25 @@ # Encryption # (There have been multiple versions of PPP with encryption support, -# choose with of the following sections you will use. Note that MPPE +# choose which of the following sections you will use. Note that MPPE # requires the use of MSCHAP-V2 during authentication) +# +# Note that using PPTP with MPPE and MSCHAP-V2 should be considered +# insecure: +# http://marc.info/?l=pptpclient-devel&m=134372640219039&w=2 +# https://github.com/moxie0/chapcrack/blob/master/README.md +# http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2743314 # http://ppp.samba.org/ the PPP project version of PPP by Paul Mackarras # ppp-2.4.2 or later with MPPE only, kernel module ppp_mppe.o +# If the kernel is booted in FIPS mode (fips=1), the ppp_mppe.ko module +# is not allowed and PPTP-MPPE is not available. # {{{ # Require MPPE 128-bit encryption #require-mppe-128 # }}} -# http://polbox.com/h/hs001/ fork from PPP project by Jan Dubiec +# http://mppe-mppc.alphacron.de/ fork from PPP project by Jan Dubiec # ppp-2.4.2 or later with MPPE and MPPC, kernel module ppp_mppe_mppc.o # {{{ # Require MPPE 128-bit encryption