@menu
* Darwin (MacOS/X) build environment::
-* MinGW (Windows) build environment::
+* Windows build environment::
@end menu
either directly from their websites (see @ref{Libraries}) or using Fink.
@c ==================================================================
-@node MinGW (Windows) build environment
-@subsection MinGW (Windows) build environment
+@node Windows build environment
+@subsection Windows build environment
+
+You will need to install either the native Windows SDK from @uref{https://visualstudio.com},
+or the MinGW environment from @uref{https://msys2.org}.
-You will need to install the MinGW environment from @uref{http://www.mingw.org}.
You also need to download and install LibreSSL (or OpenSSL) and LZO.
-When tinc is compiled using MinGW it runs natively under Windows,
-it is not necessary to keep MinGW installed.
+Whether tinc is compiled using MinGW or the native SDK, it runs natively under Windows,
+so it is not necessary to keep either SDK to run the compiled binaries.
When detaching, tinc will install itself as a service,
which will be restarted automatically after reboots.
tried until a working connection has been established.
@cindex Cipher
-@item Cipher = <@var{cipher}> (blowfish)
+@item Cipher = <@var{cipher}> (aes-256-cbc)
The symmetric cipher algorithm used to encrypt UDP packets using the legacy protocol.
Any cipher supported by LibreSSL or OpenSSL is recognized.
Furthermore, specifying @samp{none} will turn off packet encryption.