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SSTP

Microsoft's SSL tunnel, native to Windows.

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How widely is it used?

Still around, but being replaced

Windows-only and fading, but still handy where only HTTPS is allowed out.

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How it works

PPP frames are carried inside an HTTPS session on TCP 443, which is why SSTP survives networks that block every UDP VPN port.

Connects

Windows device → VPN gateway

Protocols

SSTP, TLS, PPP

Typical users

Windows-centric organisations

Main use case

Remote access from networks that only allow HTTPS.

Advantages

  • Built into Windows
  • Passes almost any firewall

Limitations

  • Effectively Windows-only
  • TCP-in-TCP performance penalty

Related VPN types

SSL/TLS VPN

Widely used

Tunnels that ride the same TLS everyone already allows.

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L2TP/IPsec

Declining

L2TP tunnels the traffic; IPsec supplies the security.

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IKEv2/IPsec

Most used

The mobile-friendly IPsec profile with fast reconnects.

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