Show HN: Erebus, A VPN client that runs rootless in user space

Category: security

Tags: vpn, user-space, rootless

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

Erebus is a rootless VPN client that operates entirely in user space, implementing its own TCP/IP stack and supporting OpenVPN and IPsec/IKEv2 protocols without requiring kernel tunnels or administrative privileges. It is interesting because it fills a gap for constrained environments like containers and CI systems where traditional VPN clients cannot be used, offering an innovative proxy-based approach to VPN connectivity.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, security engineers

Repository: https://margaine.com/erebus/ · Common Lisp · GPL-3.0 · 3 stars

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