The odd-musings of Jared, the Director of Network Security for IAPS Security Services.

Starting on January 27, 2011 we will begin some planned maintenance on the OpenVPN servers. We will do small groups at a time. We are changing the core operating systems that run these servers to be more compatible with their native structures and in that endeavor, will allow us to provide much more processor power as well as other resources to these servers.

This newer structure will allow us to exceed former resources by far and will be the most powerful vpn’s to date. We will also be implementing the failover network, whereas this will automatically kick in should a primary server fail. This way we will be able to provide a 100% uptime with both load balancing and scalability.

I have completely re-written the SSHv2 tutorials for both Mac and Windows users. The Windows tutorial is pretty much the same with a few small minor changes. The Mac edition is based on the SSH Tunnel Manager, which does the same thing that the Windows version does, except on a Mac.

SSHv2 Tunnel Setup Tutorial – Mac (view)
SSHv2 Tunnel Setup Tutorial – Windows (view)

Folks we’re proud to release our gold edition of OpenVPN Web Edition.

We have made a setup video that highlights how incredibly easy this new VPN system is to setup and operate. If you can point and click, this system is for you. Watch the video here: IAPS OpenVPN Web Edition Setup Video.

Regardless of whether you use a Mac, Windows, or Linux, this automated setup system is easy to setup and use. Ever for beginners. OpenVPN has proven to be one of the fastest and most reliable VPN services to date. With the smallest technical footprint and resource consumption, we’re pretty sure you’d agree as well just as soon as you try it yourself.

Happy Holidays Folks,

If you can spare us a few minutes of your holidays, we’re looking for a few beta testers to test out a new and different kind of vpn. We’re primarily interested in beta testers from mainland China and the surrounding areas, but we’ll also accept other countries just as well. If you are interested in testing, use these methods to get in touch with us:

Skype: iaps_support
Email: click here

Coming For January 2012: The Ultra Secure IAPS Encrypted Messenger Service.

A screen shot of our Messenger (Alpha 0.5):

Features of this secured messaging client:

* Transmits its data stream in real-time AES 256-bit encryption.
* Uses non-standard ports for operations.
* Does not keep history of chats or usernames.
* Portable: use anywhere, any time.
* Dedicated IP Address & Channel for anonymous / totally private chats.
* Only YOUR authorized users can be on your ip address / channel.
* No passwords to remember: just your dedicated ip address and username
* Private chatting between friends, family, and co-workers totally independent of each other.
* Totally secured: no ads, no spyware, and uses very little local resources.

We will post additional details as well as beta testing information towards the close of December 2011 for those interested. Beta testing will be severely limited! If you have any questions or comments, please post them below.

Hi Folks,

We’ve added a new website chat feature in the lower left-hand side of the page that should be easier to use than the previous chat client. Have a look at it and try it out when you have a moment.

IAPS Security Store

Happy Holidays Folks,

I wanted to let everyone know who was not aware, that our standard British TV services now come with 8 servers available to each client who orders this package. That way if one particular server is not performing the way you’d like it to, you can select from the other 7 available servers.

https://www.intl-alliance.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=11

We’ve also added a 5 server rotation to our private download services package. Each client that orders this service is entitled to 5 different servers.

https://www.intl-alliance.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=268

And due to numerous client requests for SSTP combo packages, we’ve released them here: https://www.intl-alliance.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=463

Please let us know if you have any additional requirements and we will do our best to fulfill those needs. All services offered in our store area are at 15% off until Monday.

Be safe this holiday season and please let us know how we can assist you. Thank you.

The long awaited SSTP Combo Packs have been released today. We have re-written the automated dialer software for these packages to update them with the latest server additions. These packages will feature one username and password that will be able to universally access all the servers in your plan.

There is a 15% off sale now going on for every item in our store area. This sale will not last long, so get in on it while its there!

https://www.intl-alliance.com/store

Hi Folks,

Version 9 of the SSTP dialers has been released. You can refer back to your account setup instructions for the download locations.