the DIY home VPN experiment (part two - PKI)

Part Two: Generating a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) for my OpenVPN Deployment

In part one of the DIY home VPN experiment, I introduced the project that I am working on - a client-server VPN utilizing OpenVPN. I will be deploying a VPN server using three different methods: 1) a VM running on VMware Fusion, 2) using CentOS on a Raspberry Pi, and 3) using DD-WRT on a consumer router; however, I would like to begin by building the common foundation - the PKI.

What is a PKI, or public key infrastructure?

my highlights from the 2013 VMware Forum Toronto

In reflection, here are some highlights from my day at the 2013 #vmforum in Toronto. 

The day got started with a keynote presented by @ShawnRosemarin of VMware who introduced the phrase 'sweat your assets' or 'sweating your assets' which became the catch phrase of the morning. I understood it to refer to the efficient utilization of our compute, storage, network, and virtual infrastructure. I also enjoyed @jdsherry's presentation, specifically related to cyber threats, zero day, and exfiltration.

For me, the biggest highlight of the day was VMware's breakout session on NSX. This is a very cool technology and I love the concept surrounding it.