Using OpenVPN for secure connections

In a world of increasing knowledge, the number of people who know how to gain access to a variety of systems increases as well. This means it's up to you to know how you can protect the resources you're responsible for. Typically, this is managed by a select few in an obscured IT department.

Today, however, anyone can employ the power of some of the most secure methods of locking down access to your database. The concept of a VPN (Virtual Private Network) has been around for many years. The skill necessary to implement and the hardware investment required typically made it prohibitive for many private individuals and small companies.

Times have changed now and you can easily set up a very robust VPN of your own. You can do this all with software and it requires a minimum amount of time to do so. In this video you'll be provided with the information for an understanding and starting point to get your own VPN running. Using a VPN is one the best ways to secure your FileMaker database systems.

Comments

Thanks for your VPN video. It has a lot of scope for accessing via PDA / EDA devices as well. (Not necessarily with FM Mobile but with a flash app written for handhelds).

I do, however, have one question but it's more to do with the presentation than the content.
What do you use to get you Mac desktop to look the way it does in the video. Do you use DragThing or something else.

Thanks again, keep up the good (and very informative) work!

Posted by: sEp
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 12:34pm

I did use DragThing. I like using DragThing and QuickSilver to make my Mac work the way I want. I provided a video about how I use DragThing over at Macinstruct.com

-- Matt Petrowsky - ISO FileMaker Magazine Editor

Posted by: Editor
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 8:42pm