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<H2><A NAME="s1">1.</A> <A HREF="Secure-BootCD-VPN-HOWTO.html#toc1">Introduction</A></H2>
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For several years now, users at the Institution where I currently work part-time have expressed a need for a robust and secure connection to the internal network. The internal network actually has some clients that are on private networks and some clients that are Internet-routeable. </P>
<P>Being mostly a Microsoft shop, the options that have been available were not deemed appropriate for various reasons, usually due to security concerns. After being introduced to the problem a few months ago and listening to the concerns surrounding it, I suggested using a boot CD, which would alleviate all of their security concerns. They gave me the go ahead to give it a try. I now have a working prototype and this document describes the process used to create it.</P>
<H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1</A> <A HREF="Secure-BootCD-VPN-HOWTO.html#toc1.1">Copyright</A>
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<P>Copyright &copy; 2006-11-13 by Jeffery Douglas Waddell.
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2</A> <A HREF="Secure-BootCD-VPN-HOWTO.html#toc1.2">Disclaimer</A>
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<P>Use the information in this document at your own risk. I disavow any potential liability for the contents of this document. Use of the concepts, examples, and/or other content of this document is entirely at your own risk.</P>
<P>All copyrights are owned by their owners, unless specifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this document should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.</P>
<P>Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as endorsements.</P>
<P>You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system before major installation and backups at regular intervals.</P>
<H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3</A> <A HREF="Secure-BootCD-VPN-HOWTO.html#toc1.3">News</A>
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<LI>V0.06 2007-02-09 (pre-release)</LI>
<LI>V0.05 2007-02-05 (pre-release)</LI>
<LI>V0.04 2007-02-05 (pre-release)</LI>
<LI>V0.03 2006-12-12 (pre-release)</LI>
<LI>V0.02 2006.12.11 First Draft (pre-release)</LI>
<LI>V0.01 2006.11.13 webgenerated sgml form (pre-release)</LI>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.4">1.4</A> <A HREF="Secure-BootCD-VPN-HOWTO.html#toc1.4">Credits</A>
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<P>I used many resources to do what I did. A big thank you to all those that have contributed to these projects. They include but are not limited to:</P>
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<LI>http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7246</LI>
<LI>http://www.openvpn.net/howto.html</LI>
<LI>http://www.damnsmalllinux.org</LI>
<LI>http://www.ubuntu.com</LI>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.5">1.5</A> <A HREF="Secure-BootCD-VPN-HOWTO.html#toc1.5">Translations</A>
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<P>Currently there are no translations.
If you would you like to translate this, Please contact me at
jefferydouglaswaddell (at) gmail (dot) com .</P>
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