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openconnect-8.20p8-light

client for Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN

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Description

OpenConnect is an SSL VPN client initially created to support Cisco's AnyConnect SSL VPN. It has since been ported to support the Juniper SSL VPN which is now known as Pulse Connect Secure. An associated project, ocserv, provides a compatible server which is available separately in packages. Features include: - Connection through HTTP/SOCKS5 proxy - Automatic detection of IPv4 and IPv6 address, routes - Authentication via HTTP forms and SSL certificates (incl. from PKCS#11) - Authentication via OATH TOTP or HOTP software tokens or Yubikey OATH - Data transport over TCP (HTTPS) or UDP (DTLS or ESP) - Keepalive and Dead Peer Detection on both HTTPS and DTLS - Automatic update of VPN server list / configuration - Roaming support, allowing reconnection when the local IP address changes - LZS/LZ4 compression Flavors: light - don't include libproxy, pskc or pcsclite support.

Package information

Ports path
net/openconnect,light
Package architecture
amd64
Maintainer
The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <ports@openbsd.org>
Categories
net, lang/python
Available flavors
light
Only for architectures
aarch64, amd64, arm, i386, mips64, mips64el, powerpc, powerpc64, riscv64, sparc64, alpha, hppa, m88k, sh

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