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-[MPPE
] stands
for __M__icrosoft __P__oint-to-__P__oint __E__ncryption. It is a protocol designed for transfering encrypted datagrams over point-to-point links using encryption keys varying in length from 40 bits to 128 bits. See RFC:3078 and RFC:3079 for details
.
+An
[Acronym
] for __M__icrosoft __P__oint-to-__P__oint __E__ncryption.
-If you want encrypt data when talking to Windows clients
over a [PPTP] link, you will need
to compile [MPPE] support into your [Kernel] and [pppd(8)]
. (
See http
://public.planetmirror.com/pub/mppe/ or http
://pserver.samba.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ppp/linux/mppe/ - it's built into PPP 2.4
.2)
+It is a protocol designed for transfering encrypted datagrams
over point-
to-point links using encryption keys varying in length from 40 bits to 128 bits
. See RFC
:3078 and RFC
:3079 for details
.
-Should
you want to Patch your kernel with MPPE Support
, You might find this short HOWTO usefull
. [MPPEKernelHowto
]
+If
you want encrypt data when talking
to [Windows] clients over a [PPTP] link
, you will need [MPPE] support in your [Kernel] and pppd(8) (it comes built in in [PPP] since 2
.4.2). Patches are available from http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/mppe/ and
[http://pserver.samba.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ppp/linux/mppe/
].
-See also [MPPC].
+See also:
+*
[MPPC]
+* [MPPEKernelHowto] on how to patch [MPPE] support into your [Kernel]
