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PPTP

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000949

A method for implementing virtual private networks (VPNs) by creating a tunnel between two network points. It uses a control channel over TCP and a GRE tunnel to encapsulate PPP packets. PPTP is one of the oldest VPN protocols, operating on TCP port 1723, but it has known security vulnerabilities.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000949
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectInternet
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Internet",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/pptp/"
}

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