OpenVPN Cookbook - Second Edition电子书

OpenVPN Cookbook - Second Edition

OpenVPN Cookbook - Second Edition

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewer

www.PacktPub.com

Why subscribe?

Customer Feedback

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Point-to-Point Networks

Introduction

The shortest setup possible

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using the TCP protocol

Forwarding non-IP traffic over the tunnel

OpenVPN secret keys

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Multiple secret keys

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Plaintext tunnel

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Routing

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Routing issues

Automating the setup

See also

Configuration files versus the command line

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Exceptions to the rule

Complete site-to-site setup

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Three-way routing

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Scalability

Routing protocols

See also

Using IPv6

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Log file errors

IPv6-only tunnel

See also

2. Client-server IP-only Networks

Introduction

Setting up the public and private keys

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using the easy-rsa scripts on Windows

Some notes on the different variables

See also

A simple configuration

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Server-side routing

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Linear addresses

Using the TCP protocol

Server certificates and ns-cert-type server

Masquerading

Adding IPv6 support

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

IPv6 endpoints

IPv6-only setup

Using client-config-dir files

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

The default configuration file

Troubleshooting

Options allowed in a client-config-dir file

Routing - subnets on both sides

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Masquerading

Client-to-client subnet routing

No route statements in a CCD file

See also

Redirecting the default gateway

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Redirect-gateway parameters

The redirect-private option

Split tunneling

See also

Redirecting the IPv6 default gateway

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using an ifconfig-pool block

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more..

Configuration files on Windows

Client-to-client access

Using the TCP protocol

Using the status file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Status parameters

Disconnecting clients

Explicit-exit-notify

The management interface

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See Also

Proxy ARP

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

TAP-style networks

User nobody

Broadcast traffic might not always work

See also

3. Client-server Ethernet-style Networks

Introduction

Simple configuration - non-bridged

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Differences between TUN and TAP

Using the TCP protocol

Making IP forwarding permanent

See also

Enabling client-to-client traffic

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Broadcast traffic may affect scalability

Filtering traffic

TUN-style networks

Bridging - Linux

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Fixed addresses and the default gateway

Name resolution

See also

Bridging- Windows

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Checking broadcast and non-IP traffic

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

An external DHCP server

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

DHCP server configuration

DHCP relay

Tweaking /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts

Using the status file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Difference with TUN-style networks

Disconnecting clients

See also

The management interface

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Integrating IPv6 into TAP-style networks

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

4. PKI, Certificates, and OpenSSL

Introduction

Certificate generation

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

OpenSSL tricks - x509, pkcs12, verify output

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Revoking certificates

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

What is needed to revoke a certificate

See also

The use of CRLs

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Checking expired/revoked certificates

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Intermediary CAs

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Multiple CAs - stacking, using the capath directive

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using the -capath directive

Determining the crypto library to be used

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Crypto features of OpenSSL and PolarSSL

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

AEAD Ciphers

Encryption speed

Pushing ciphers

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Future enhancements

Elliptic curve support

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Elliptic curve support

5. Scripting and Plugins

Introduction

Using a client-side up/down script

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Environment variables

Calling the down script before the connection terminates

Advanced - verify the remote hostname

Using a client-connect script

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Pitfall in using ifconfig-push

The client-disconnect scripts

Environment variables

Absolute paths

Using a learn-address script

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

User nobody

The update action

Using a tls-verify script

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using an auth-user-pass-verify script

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Specifying the username and password in a file on the client

Passing the password via environment variables

Script order

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Script security and logging

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Scripting and IPv6

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using the down-root plugin

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Using the PAM authentication plugin

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

6. Troubleshooting OpenVPN - Configurations

Introduction

Cipher mismatches

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Pushable ciphers

TUN versus TAP mismatches

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Compression mismatches

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Key mismatches

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Troubleshooting MTU and tun-mtu issues

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Troubleshooting network connectivity

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Troubleshooting client-config-dir issues

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

More verbose logging

Other frequent client-config-dir mistakes

See also

Troubleshooting multiple remote issues

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Troubleshooting bridging issues

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

How to read the OpenVPN log files

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

7. Troubleshooting OpenVPN - Routing

Introduction

The missing return route

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Masquerading

Adding routes on the LAN hosts

See also

Missing return routes when iroute is used

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

All clients function except the OpenVPN endpoints

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Source routing

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Routing and permissions on Windows

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Unable to change Windows network location

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Troubleshooting client-to-client traffic routing

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Understanding the MULTI: bad source warnings

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Other occurrences of the MULTI: bad source message

See also

Failure when redirecting the default gateway

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

8. Performance Tuning

Introduction

Optimizing performance using ping

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Optimizing performance using iperf

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Client versus server iperf results

Network latency

Gigabit networks

See also

Comparing IPv4 and IPv6 speed

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Client versus server iperf results

OpenSSL cipher speed

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

OpenVPN in Gigabit networks

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Plain-text tunnel

Windows performance

Compression tests

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Traffic shaping

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Tuning UDP-based connections

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Tuning TCP-based connections

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Analyzing performance using tcpdump

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

9. OS Integration

Introduction

Linux - using NetworkManager

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Setting up routes using NetworkManager

DNS settings

Scripting

Linux - using pull-resolv-conf

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Windows - elevated privileges

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Windows - using the CryptoAPI store

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

The CA certificate file

Certificate fingerprint

Windows - updating the DNS cache

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Windows - running OpenVPN as a service

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Automatic service startup

OpenVPN user name

See also

Windows - public versus private network adapters

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Windows - routing methods

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Windows 8+ - ensuring DNS lookups are secure

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Android - using the OpenVPN for Android clients

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Push-peer-info - pushing options to Android clients

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

10. Advanced Configuration

Introduction

Including configuration files in config files

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Multiple remotes and remote-random

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Mixing TCP and UDP-based setups

Advantage of using TCP-based connections

Automatically reverting to the first OpenVPN server

See also

Inline certificates

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Connection blocks

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Allowed directives inside connection blocks

Pitfalls when mixing TCP and UDP-based setups

See also

Details of ifconfig-pool-persist

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Specifying the update interval

Caveat - the duplicate-cn option

When topology net30 is used

Connecting using a SOCKS proxy

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Performance

SOCKS proxies via SSH

SOCKS proxies using plain-text authentication

See also

Connecting via an HTTP proxy

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

http-proxy options

Dodging firewalls

Performance

Using the OpenVPN GUI

See also

Connecting via an HTTP proxy with authentication

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

NTLM proxy authorization

Authentication methods

OpenVPN GUI limitations

See also

IP-less setups - ifconfig-noexec

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Point-to-point and TUN-style networks

Routing and firewalling

Port sharing with an HTTPS server

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Alternatives

Routing features - redirect-private, allow-pull-fqdn

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

The route-nopull directive

The max-routes directive

See also

Filtering out pushed options

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Handing out the public IPs

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also