alt Hacker NewsThere are too many features, and lines of code (probably more than OpenVPN). I'm pretty sure there are all kinds of zero days in it, with this attack surface and feature set.
I use it extensively, and I would rather pay them a fee if they could review thr code.
A possibility is a lock down mode, disabling risky features.
I just want a VPN for connrctiviy, no taildrop, taildrive, SSH, funnel, services, DNS, node sharing, ...They are disabled in my admin console, but the code runs on my devices and they can be enabled by mistake.
A question. Taildrop enables unauthenticated input and doesn't even obey ACLs. I'm not quite sure about this, but couldn't malware in a low trust device send a file to my Synology NAS, which will then automatically process it for indexing things like thumbnail, leading to potential code execution? Why doesn't it obey ACLs, and why isn't the recipient approval needed before the file exits the sender's device? I use tags, but I'm the owner not the tag.
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Taildrop only works with devices that are yours, i.e. you can't send or receive anything from a device that's either tagged or owned by someone else. The only way malware is getting onto your NAS (via Taildrop) is if you're the one sending it there.
As a indie hacker(viber :) ) built mutiple tailscale based stuffs dated to the early days of tailscale, I like it but actually I do agree with you
There are too much features added now, perhaps some related to enterprise features because that must drive the revenue
Sometimes I am thiking perhaps they provide a light tailscale version but that seems not viable given the complexity now, headscale is great, but the OSS client still have plenty features, though they are gradually added feature based switch in the client source which I think is great, perhaps we can build a light version over it
This is also I do not think the tailscale-rs(which aim to rewrite tailscale with rust) will not be ready in a short time because too much (feature + cross platform) need to be tested
Re: Your question. Taildrop only works between devices in the same account. So if you don't put low trust devices in the same account as your NAS this is mitigated.
(Tailscalar)
FWIW you can rebuild tailscaled to omit all the optional stuff:
https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/tree/main/feature#mod...
e.g.
% go run ./cmd/featuretags --min
ts_omit_ace,ts_omit_acme,ts_omit_advertiseexitnode,ts_omit_advertiseroutes,ts_omit_androidbin,ts_omit_androiddns,ts_omit_appconnectors,ts_omit_aws,ts_omit_bakedroots,ts_omit_bird,ts_omit_c2n,ts_omit_cachenetmap,ts_omit_captiveportal,ts_omit_capture,ts_omit_cliconndiag,ts_omit_clientmetrics,ts_omit_clientupdate,ts_omit_cloud,ts_omit_colorable,ts_omit_completion,ts_omit_completion_scripts,ts_omit_conn25,ts_omit_connreject,ts_omit_dbus,ts_omit_debug,ts_omit_debugeventbus,ts_omit_debugportmapper,ts_omit_desktop_sessions,ts_omit_dns,ts_omit_dnsresolvecache,ts_omit_doctor,ts_omit_drive,ts_omit_exitnodehealth,ts_omit_favorites,ts_omit_flashappliance,ts_omit_gro,ts_omit_health,ts_omit_hujsonconf,ts_omit_identityfederation,ts_omit_ipnbus,ts_omit_iptables,ts_omit_kube,ts_omit_linkspeed,ts_omit_linuxdnsfight,ts_omit_listenrawdisco,ts_omit_logtail,ts_omit_nattraversal,ts_omit_netlog,ts_omit_netstack,ts_omit_networkmanager,ts_omit_oauthkey,ts_omit_osrouter,ts_omit_outboundproxy,ts_omit_peerapiclient,ts_omit_peerapiserver,ts_omit_portlist,ts_omit_portmapper,ts_omit_posture,ts_omit_qrcodes,ts_omit_relayserver,ts_omit_remoteconfig,ts_omit_resolved,ts_omit_routecheck,ts_omit_runtimemetrics,ts_omit_sdnotify,ts_omit_serve,ts_omit_serviceclientprefs,ts_omit_ssh,ts_omit_synology,ts_omit_syslog,ts_omit_syspolicy,ts_omit_systray,ts_omit_taildrop,ts_omit_tailnetlock,ts_omit_tap,ts_omit_tpm,ts_omit_tundevstats,ts_omit_udptransport,ts_omit_unixsocketidentity,ts_omit_useexitnode,ts_omit_useproxy,ts_omit_usermetrics,ts_omit_useroutes,ts_omit_wakeonlan,ts_omit_webbrowser,ts_omit_webclient
This is also how I feel about Tailscale and its popular alternatives. They do too much.
Does anyone know of a Tailscale alternative that sticks to the basics?
Something that’s just WireGuard but without the manual key exchange, and with Tailscale-like NAT hole-punching that falls back to using an oblivious relay?