Hi!

I often read suggestions to use something like Tailscale to create a tunnel between a home server and a VPS because it is allegedly safer than opening a port for WireGuard (WG) or Nginx on my router and connecting to my home network that way.

However, if my VPS is compromised, wouldn’t the attacker still be able to access my local network? How does using an extra layer (the VPS) make it safer?

  • MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 months ago

    It’s very hard to compromise a VPN, they’re designed specifically to prevent that.

    A random service being exposed to the entire Internet may not be secure, and could provide a way in to your network for someone.