Topics of the day: IPv6 and SSL.
IPv6: Since December 2012, I've been using an IPv6 tunnel using my
server on the internet as a gateway. Back then, using SSH was the
easiest option.[1] But it was so ugly that I never actually published
my code. Today, I refurbished the whole thing -- using OpenVPN.[2]
It's interesting to see that quite a lot of web pages are already
accessible via IPv6. I monitor that using the Firefox addon
SixOrNot.[3]
SSL: I set up HTTPS for my web server. I'm well aware that SSL is kind
of broken and does not provide real security. But it's better than
nothing. I use certificates signed by CAcert for two reasons: I don't
want to pay (see also [4]) and I like the idea of a community project.
Sure, distributions are removing CAcert from their trust stores. I
have no idea why because very obscure CAs are still included. Maybe
I'll switch to StartSSL if CAcert turns out to be too much hazzle.
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1. gopher://uninformativ.de/0/twitpher/2012-12/2012-12-28.txt
2. gopher://uninformativ.de/0/phlog/posts/post.00210.2015-03-24--12-46-18.txt
3. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/sixornot/
4. https://blog.fefe.de/?ts=b25933c5
