OpenVPN over Tor or some proxy

selectany

Hello

I already did it - OpenVpn (client) over Tor from my office to OpenVpn (server) to my home.
To accomplish that I use "socks-proxy 127.0.0.1 9050" in client configuration.
It is slow but it works.

(I must use Tor or some other external proxy because my boss did some network restrictions:
- only available outgoing ports are 80, 443 (tcp).
- all outgoing traffic from LAN in our office to my home PC (by IP) is blocked.
- many blocked websites.)

My questions:
Is it save to run OpenVPN over Tor or some http-proxy?
Is there any security issues to consider?
Is there any better way?

dropje

You could have just ran OpenVPN on port 443 TCP.. So why did your boss block access to your Home IP?
Run a cheap VPS?

selectany

dropje wroteYou could have just ran OpenVPN on port 443 TCP.. So why did your boss block access to your Home IP?
Run a cheap VPS?

I have no access to my home IP through all ports from office, but all other internet connections are possible only through 80 or 443 ports.

In a nutshell:
Firstly, my boss blocked some web sites and forums which I often used to read news on my free time on work.
I stroke back with OpenVPN connection to my home and redirect all traffic through my home router.
Then he started blocking all outgoing ports one ny one day by day and now I have no port to use to connect to openvpn (server) at home.

Mimiko

selectany, when at work - do your work. May be your boss just want from you get things done?

You can use any free proxy on internet which uses port 80 to connect to your home VPN, but eventually you will end up whith blocked internet and opened only to sites needed for work.