Subj : fsxNet Feedback ("Privacy")
To   : Oli
From : deon
Date : Fri May 14 2021 06:13 pm

  Re: fsxNet Feedback ("Privacy")
  By: Oli to Avon on Fri May 14 2021 08:05 am

 A>> # We could choose to 'secure' the network using something like ZeroTier
 Ol> I used ZeroTier and it's quite easy to setup and works, but I dislike the idea to use a commercial provider for the basic infrastructure. FTN is DIY.

You dont have to use "a provider" with ZeroTier.

I run a ZeroTier network that is independant of "zerotier" (the provider) itself.

While you may argue that you "find" me through their root server (which is the default) - it doesnt "have" to operate that way. I can populate a "moon" that you "orbit" around (their terms, not mine) so that zerotier can be turned off and our connection still works.

I know ZeroTier were working on personal "roots" so that this moon thing has a less of a value (and they are no longer a sudo dependancy). (I havent kept up with it recently though.)

The other good thing, with ZeroTier, you dont necessarily provide anybody on the network (who needs to be authorised if it is configured to do so), to see everything on all ports. You can firewall it to a certain extent (at the network layer), such that only specific ports are permitted on the network. (I did setup the FSX zerotier network this way.) (You could also have your own running firewall as well if you wanted.)

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