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<H2><A NAME="s7">7.</A> <A HREF="Secure-BootCD-VPN-HOWTO.html#toc7">Features</A></H2>
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<LI>Ease of use for the end user:
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<LI>Put in CD</LI>
<LI>Boot machine</LI>
<LI>Type in private key password</LI>
<LI>Log into work desktop and work as usual</LI>
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<LI>Ease of use for the administrator(s):
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<LI>Key generation is separate from use.</LI>
<LI>A user's access can be specifically revoked (without affecting their work desktop) using a single command.</LI>
<LI>All new users can be denied by shutting down the openVPN server process on the server.</LI>
<LI>All connections can be broken by shutting down the entire server; this will also deny future access until the server is brought back up and the end user reboots.</LI>
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<LI>The CD build process can be automated for ease of creation.</LI>
<LI>The openVPN logs can be used to determine (or trace) nefarious or out-of-policy computer use.</LI>
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