[OpenWireless Tech] Allow only open VPN traffic

["Andy Green (林安廸)"]

On 07/28/2011 07:37 AM, Somebody in the thread at some point said:
> I started thinking about a new idea:
> On port 80/433, the routers would only send the user to a VPN signup
> screen with a list of VPN:s (fetched from a list hosted by someone who
> checks these VPN companies for good privacy).
> Would that work well? I think so.
> On that page there could also be instructions for how to set up a VPN
> server at home.

Sounds fine.

It'd just have to be a list rather than links to the VPN companies 
though... while it'd be OK to allow just traffic to 
www.somevpncompany.com, you'd also have to allow payment processor 
access, credit card company iframes and so on, plus the credit card 
company would log the AP IP as the source of the transaction which could 
create trouble for the AP owner.

But as you suggest a static page on port 80 explaining to the user 
what's the situation is with that unencrypted connection would be a fine 
idea.

-Andy