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A tutorial on how to get into an admin account on ANY computer. Cslibrary.stanford.edu/101/EssentialC.pdf. Is not available. Reset The Net - Privacy Pack. Home · trevp/axolotl Wiki. Geek to Live: Encrypt your web browsing session (with an SSH SOCKS proxy) How to Secure and Encrypt Your Web Browsing on Public Networks (with Hamachi and Privoxy) A VPN tool like Hamachi's good for games, which usually don't support proxies, but for web browsing encryption, a SSH tunnel with AES256 encryption and public key authentication is superior, not only in terms of security, but in portability and "less bulky" software.

How to Secure and Encrypt Your Web Browsing on Public Networks (with Hamachi and Privoxy)

In order to configure a VPN connection, you need Administrator privileges on Windows computers, plus you have to install software. With a SSH connection, all you need is a SOCKS server+SSH client blend (which does not require administrator privileges, though some applications need them for various reasons. Putty does not.), then point your web browsers proxy settings to localhost, and Voila! Done. OpenSSH is the way to go for Mac/Linux users, and can be used on Windows, but it has to be through Cygwin (which I personally find extremely annoying to use/setup (cygwin)). Build Your Own VPN to Pimp Out Your Gaming, Streaming, Remote Access, and Oh Yeah, Security.