The removal of pptpd seems like something that should be release noted
to me, to give enquiring users somewhere to refer to.
** Also affects: ubuntu-release-notes
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2041751
Title:
RM: Remove dangerously insecure MPPE PPTP from Ubuntu
Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu:
New
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in network-manager-pptp package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in pptp-linux package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in pptpd package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Remove dangerously insecure MPPE PPTP from Ubuntu
https://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/protocol-security.phtml
It has been dead for over 20 years now.
Current Windows versions natively support IPSec and L2TP as much
better alternatives.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fwp/ipsec-
configuration#how-to-use-wfp-to-configure-ipsec-policies
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/windows-
server/networking/configure-l2tp-ipsec-server-behind-nat-t-device
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