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Private Network Security Policy

Posted September 10, 2013 6.7k views
I'm very excited about the new private networking option. I have a couple questions: * How is the private traffic protected from sniffing by droplets not run by me? * Is it OK if I use nmap over the private network to analyze my own droplets? Thanks for the hard work launching private networking!
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kamaln7 September 10, 2013
* Is it OK if I use nmap over the private network to analyze my own droplets?
It's allowed as long as it is not against the ToS. However if you cause any system issues your droplets will be throttled.
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kamaln7 September 11, 2013
* How is the private traffic protected from sniffing by droplets not run by me?
We filter traffic to prevent networks from leaking to a different droplet's interface. However, we recommend that the users protect both public and private interfaces with iptables filters and use encryption where the data stored or transferred is sensitive.
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gilkudik September 27, 2013
How can I enable Private Network option in a deployed CentOS 6 x64 droplet?
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kamaln7 September 27, 2013
@gilkudik: See https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-enable-digitalocean-private-networking-on-existing-droplets
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neil.johnson March 25, 2014
Can I use different IP addresses on the private network interfaces of my droplets ?
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kamaln7 April 4, 2014
@Neil: You can only use the IP address that is assigned to your droplet.
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