diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f69ea75..08ff589 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@ SSH_MS_SECRET_PATH?=secret/ssh_ms
 SSH_MS_SYNC_HOST?=localhost
 SSH_MS_SYNC_PATH?=/usr/share/nginx/html/downloads/ssh_ms/
 SSH_MS_USERNAME?=SSH_MS_USERNAME
+SSH_MS_VPN_CHECK_NAMES?=
 
 DEBUG_BUILD=$(shell test "${DEBUG}" = "1" && echo 1 || echo 0)
 COMPRESS_BINARY=$(shell test "${XZ_COMPRESS}" = "1" && echo 1 || echo 0)
 
 PACKAGE=github.com/cezmunsta/ssh_ms
 ifeq ($(DEBUG_BUILD), 1)
-LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvBasePath=${SSH_MS_BASEPATH} -X ${PACKAGE}/cmd.Version=${RELEASE_VER} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvSSHUsername=${SSH_MS_USERNAME} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvSSHIdentityFile=${SSH_MS_ID_FILE} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvSSHDefaultUsername=${SSH_MS_DEFAULT_USERNAME} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvVaultAddr=${SSH_MS_DEFAULT_VAULT_ADDR} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.SecretPath=${SSH_MS_SECRET_PATH} -X ${PACKAGE}/vault.RenewThreshold=${SSH_MS_RENEW_THRESHOLD} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.portServiceMappings=${SSH_MS_SECRET_MAP}"
+LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvBasePath=${SSH_MS_BASEPATH} -X ${PACKAGE}/cmd.Version=${RELEASE_VER} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvSSHUsername=${SSH_MS_USERNAME} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvSSHIdentityFile=${SSH_MS_ID_FILE} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvSSHDefaultUsername=${SSH_MS_DEFAULT_USERNAME} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvVaultAddr=${SSH_MS_DEFAULT_VAULT_ADDR} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.SecretPath=${SSH_MS_SECRET_PATH} -X ${PACKAGE}/vault.RenewThreshold=${SSH_MS_RENEW_THRESHOLD} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.portServiceMappings=${SSH_MS_SECRET_MAP} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.undesiredInterfaces=${SSH_MS_VPN_CHECK_NAMES}"
 else
-LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-w -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvBasePath=${SSH_MS_BASEPATH} -X ${PACKAGE}/cmd.Version=${RELEASE_VER} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvSSHUsername=${SSH_MS_USERNAME} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvSSHIdentityFile=${SSH_MS_ID_FILE} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvSSHDefaultUsername=${SSH_MS_DEFAULT_USERNAME} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvVaultAddr=${SSH_MS_DEFAULT_VAULT_ADDR} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.SecretPath=${SSH_MS_SECRET_PATH} -X ${PACKAGE}/vault.RenewThreshold=${SSH_MS_RENEW_THRESHOLD} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.portServiceMappings=${SSH_MS_SECRET_MAP}"
+LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-w -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvBasePath=${SSH_MS_BASEPATH} -X ${PACKAGE}/cmd.Version=${RELEASE_VER} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvSSHUsername=${SSH_MS_USERNAME} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvSSHIdentityFile=${SSH_MS_ID_FILE} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvSSHDefaultUsername=${SSH_MS_DEFAULT_USERNAME} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.EnvVaultAddr=${SSH_MS_DEFAULT_VAULT_ADDR} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.SecretPath=${SSH_MS_SECRET_PATH} -X ${PACKAGE}/vault.RenewThreshold=${SSH_MS_RENEW_THRESHOLD} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.portServiceMappings=${SSH_MS_SECRET_MAP} -X ${PACKAGE}/config.undesiredInterfaces=${SSH_MS_VPN_CHECK_NAMES}"
 endif
 
 VETFLAGS?=( -unusedresult -bools -copylocks -framepointer -httpresponse -json -stdmethods -printf -stringintconv -unmarshal -unsafeptr )
diff --git a/config/main.go b/config/main.go
index 87b9d10..095d99c 100644
--- a/config/main.go
+++ b/config/main.go
@@ -18,21 +18,14 @@ type Settings struct {
 	Debug, RenewWarningOptOut, Simulate, StoredToken, Verbose, Version, VersionCheck bool
 	ConfigComment, ConfigMotd, EnvSSHDefaultUsername, EnvSSHIdentityFile,
 	CustomLocalForward, EnvSSHUsername, EnvVaultAddr, NameSpace, SecretPath, Show, StoragePath, User, VaultAddr, VaultToken, VaultAPIVersion, VaultSDKVersion string
-	ServiceMap map[string]string
+	ServiceMap          map[string]string
+	UndesiredInterfaces []string
 }
 
 var (
 	once     sync.Once
 	settings Settings
 
-	/*
-		The following support overrides during builds, which can be done
-		by setting ldflags, e.g.
-
-		`-ldflags "-X github.com/cezmunsta/ssh_ms/config.EnvSSHUserName=xxx"`
-
-	*/
-
 	// EnvBasePath is the parent location used to prefix storage paths,
 	// default value is filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".ssh", "cache")
 	EnvBasePath string
@@ -60,7 +53,10 @@ var (
 	SecretPath = "secret/ssh_ms"
 
 	portServiceMappings string
-	serviceMap          = make(map[string]string)
+	undesiredInterfaces string
+
+	serviceMap              = make(map[string]string)
+	undesiredInterfaceNames = []string{}
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -83,6 +79,15 @@ func init() {
 			serviceMap[p[0]] = p[1]
 		}
 	}
+
+	userByPass := os.Getenv("SSH_MS_BYPASS_INTERFACE_CHECK")
+	if userByPass == "1" || userByPass == "yes" || userByPass == "true" {
+		undesiredInterfaces = ""
+	}
+
+	if len(undesiredInterfaces) > 0 {
+		undesiredInterfaceNames = strings.Split(undesiredInterfaces, ",")
+	}
 }
 
 // ToJSON returns the config in JSON format
@@ -99,6 +104,7 @@ func (s *Settings) ToJSON() string {
 func GetConfig() *Settings {
 	once.Do(func() {
 		renewWarningOptOut := false
+
 		if EnvBasePath == "" {
 			EnvBasePath = filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".ssh", "cache")
 		}
@@ -138,6 +144,7 @@ func GetConfig() *Settings {
 			Simulate:              false,
 			StoragePath:           EnvBasePath,
 			StoredToken:           false,
+			UndesiredInterfaces:   undesiredInterfaceNames,
 			VaultAPIVersion:       vaultAPIVersion,
 			VaultSDKVersion:       vaultSDKVersion,
 		}
diff --git a/config/versions.go b/config/versions.go
index f7fb3e3..1bbee1d 100644
--- a/config/versions.go
+++ b/config/versions.go
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ package config
 
 const (
 	vaultAPIVersion = "v1.22.0"
-	vaultSDKVersion = "v0.20.0"
+	vaultSDKVersion = "v0.23.0"
 )
diff --git a/ssh/main.go b/ssh/main.go
index 1410ba1..c9caab1 100644
--- a/ssh/main.go
+++ b/ssh/main.go
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 package ssh
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/sha1"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"maps"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"reflect"
+	"regexp"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -111,6 +114,67 @@ func acquirePort(min uint16, max uint16) (uint16, error) {
 	return 0, errNoFreePort
 }
 
+// check network interfaces
+func checkNetworkInterfaces(denyList []string) ([]string, error) {
+	var blockedInterfaces []string
+	var regexPatterns []*regexp.Regexp
+
+	interfaces, err := net.Interfaces()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get network interfaces: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, pattern := range denyList {
+		re, err := regexp.Compile(pattern)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid regex pattern '%s': %w", pattern, err)
+		}
+		regexPatterns = append(regexPatterns, re)
+	}
+
+	for _, iface := range interfaces {
+		allowed := false
+		for _, re := range regexPatterns {
+			if !re.MatchString(iface.Name) {
+				allowed = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !allowed {
+			blockedInterfaces = append(blockedInterfaces, iface.Name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return blockedInterfaces, nil
+}
+
+// action for when undesired network interfaces are required
+func handleUndesiredInterfacePresent() {
+	fmt.Println("Please confirm that you wish to proceed? y/n")
+
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+	answer, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			fmt.Println("\nInput cancelled")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error reading input: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	switch strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(answer)) {
+	case "y", "yes", "1":
+		fmt.Println("Proceeding...")
+	case "n", "no", "0":
+		fmt.Println("Cancelled")
+		os.Exit(0)
+	default:
+		fmt.Println("Invalid input. Please enter y/n")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
 // exists checks to see if a value is already present
 func (c Connection) exists(lf LocalForward) bool {
 	for _, item := range c.LocalForward {
@@ -541,6 +605,16 @@ func Connect(args []string, e UserEnv) {
 	if e.Simulate {
 		log.Println("cmd: ssh", strings.Join(args, " "))
 	} else {
+		if len(cfg.UndesiredInterfaces) > 0 {
+			log.Debug("Interface check enabled, checking before connecting")
+
+			if detectedInterfaces, err := checkNetworkInterfaces(cfg.UndesiredInterfaces); err != nil || len(detectedInterfaces) > 0 {
+				log.Warningf("detected undesired interfaces: %v", detectedInterfaces)
+				fmt.Println("Your data may be transferred through undesired interfaces:", detectedInterfaces)
+				handleUndesiredInterfacePresent()
+			}
+		}
+
 		cmd := exec.Command("ssh", args...)
 		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 		cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin