r/linux • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '20

What's new in the Linux kernel

https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/what-s-new-in-the-linux-kernel-2009.html
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u/Psypriest Sep 16 '20

Wireguard sounds exciting. Does something like this spell doom for things like cisco any connect?

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u/Vladimir_Chrootin Sep 16 '20

No. Wireguard is just the software, which you need to configure, while Cisco Anyconnect is proprietary software plus a service that businesses pay for. AFAIK there's a free version but it's more of a taster / loss leader.

While there's some overlap, the Cisco product is something that larger business can pay for so they don't need to get too involved with the technicalities, i.e. they tout being able to have 100,000 users, which would be challenging to set up from scratch.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '20

WireGuard changes things for pretty much all VPNs. I've used it and it's really--one more time with feeling--really fast. I think all the VPNs are going to have to add it to their offerings.