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Collin M. Barrett

Collin M. Barrett is a staff software engineer in Memphis, TN.

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Encryption

A collection of my blog posts tagged as being related to encryption, encrypting data and services, encryption algorithms, why we should use encryption, etc.

DD-WRT: Connecting to the Optimal ProtonVPN Server with OpenVPN

DD-WRT: Connecting to the Optimal ProtonVPN Server with OpenVPN

Published: 6.6.20

I wrote a shell script triggered by cron on my DD-WRT router to automatically connect to the optimal ProtonVPN server via the OpenVPN Client [Read More]

Optimizing ProtonVPN Server Selection by DD-WRT with DNS

Optimizing ProtonVPN Server Selection by DD-WRT with DNS

Published: 2.27.20

I created a custom URL to connect to ProtonVPN from DD-WRT that selects from a pool of premium servers in the nearest city. [Read More]

Hardening Firefox. Replacing Chrome.

Hardening Firefox. Replacing Chrome.

Published: 8.7.17

Using Firefox instead of Chrome on the desktop, and how I am hardening Firefox to increase security and privacy. [Read More]

DIY VPS Build Guide for Fast and Cheap WordPress Hosting

DIY VPS Build Guide for Fast and Cheap WordPress Hosting

Published: 1.23.16

A verbose build guide for a modern, high-performance production WordPress VPS. Stack: Ubuntu, NGINX, MariaDB, HHVM, Redis, Let’s Encrypt. [Read More]

Automatic VPN on Android with Tasker and OpenVPN

Automatic VPN on Android with Tasker and OpenVPN

Published: 1.17.16

How to automatically connect to VPN on Android using Tasker and OpenVPN Connect based on the network to which you are connected. [Read More]

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