Point-to-point tunneling protocol (PPTP) is a protocol from
Microsoft for
virtual private networks. A specification was published as an "informational"
RFC in
1999.
External links
- Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), RFC 2637, July 1999; [1] (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2637.txt?number=2637)
- FAQ on PPTP from Microsoft; [2] (http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/ProductInfo/faqs/PPTPfaq.asp)
- FAQ on security flaws in Microsoft's implementation, Bruce Schneier, 1998; [3] (http://www.counterpane.com/pptp-faq.html)
- Poptop, a PPTP Server for Linux; [4] (http://www.poptop.org/)
- PPTP Client, a Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD client; [5] (http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/)