OpenConnect

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OpenConnect
Original author(s) David Woodhouse
Initial release 1.00 / March 18, 2009 (2009-03-18)[1]
Stable release 7.06 / March 17, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-03-17)[1]
Platform Cross-platform
Type VPN
License GNU GPL
Website www.infradead.org/openconnect/

OpenConnect is an open-source software application for connecting to virtual private networks (VPN), which implement secure point-to-point connections.

It was originally written as an open source replacement for Cisco's proprietary AnyConnect SSL VPN client,[2] which is supported by several Cisco routers. As of 2013, the OpenConnect project also offers an AnyConnect-compatible server,[3] and thus offers a full client-server VPN solution. The OpenConnect client has added support for Juniper Networks' SSL VPN in version 7.05 as well.[1]

Architecture

OpenConnect uses a protocol compatible with AnyConnect's SSL protocol,[4][5] implemented within an open-source project unaffiliated with Cisco. AnyConnect VPNs utilize TLS and DTLS to encrypt and authenticate the encapsulated VPN traffic.[6]

Platforms

It is available on Solaris, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and has graphical user interface clients for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7,[7] GNOME,[8] and KDE.[9] It is also available on mobile clients like Android devices,[10] and has been integrated into router firmware packages such as OpenWrt.[11]

References

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External links

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 infradead.org - OpenConnect: Changelog
  2. ↑ "Development of OpenConnect was started after a trial of the Cisco client under Linux found it to have many deficiencies …"
  3. ↑ ocserv home page
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  6. ↑ http://nmav.gnutls.org/2013/11/inside-ssl-vpn-protocol.html
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