Re: [Openvpn-users] Re: web connextion to OpenVPN server

[samwun <sa...@hg...>]

Tom Barcellona wrote:

>>Does anyone know how to configure OpenVPN to allow web-based connection?
>>All the examples I found so far has OpenVPN server setup in both ends.
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>Sounds like you are confused as to what a true SSL VPN is. The products
>produced by Whale Communications, Aventail, etc... are likely not true
>VPN's. They are just web apps offered via HTTPS. Some may have the ability
>to tunnel ip traffic back over the HTTP connection, but in the end all it
>is is a web server and a java client program. They are really not doing
>much more then that.
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>OpenVPN is a true VPN in the meaning of the word. It uses the SSL library
>for encryption and authentication (which is the same library web servers
>use to encrypt traffic) but it was built from the ground up to do nothing
>but route and carry IP traffic. I don't know about those other products,
>but OpenVPN was built from the ground up to do one thing, and do it well.
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>What specifially are you looking to do?
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I thought the solution from OpenVPN will have two modes, one is when 
client use web browser connect to the OpenVPN server, the OpenVPN server 
will fall back to SSL mode. If it is not doing this, forget what I am 
asking about.

I m looking for a solution like Aventail product does, and happened 
found SSL-VPN comes up from the OpenVPN search result in the Google 
search engine.
Despite Aventail does not establish real VPN when allowing agentless 
security connection, it is something that client would like to have to 
simplify VPN installation and configuration for the mobile users. Do you 
know any open source product like SSL-VPN as in Aventail, or any way to 
simplify VPN configuraiton for mobile users?

Thanks
Sam

>Tom
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