# UTHSC VPN with free software

It is possible to connect to the UTHSC VPN using only free software. For this, you need the openconnect-sso package. openconnect-sso is a wrapper around openconnect that handles the web-based single sign-on and runs openconnect with the right arguments.
=> https://github.com/vlaci/openconnect-sso/ openconnect-sso
=> https://www.infradead.org/openconnect/ openconnect

To connect, run openconnect-sso as follows. A browser window will pop up for you to complete the Duo authentication. Once done, you will be connected to the VPN.
```
$ openconnect-sso --server uthscvpn1.uthsc.edu --authgroup UTHSC
```
Note that openconnect-sso should be run as a regular user, not as root. After passing Duo authentication, openconnect-sso will try to gain root priviliges to set up the network routes. At that point, it will prompt you for your password using sudo.

## Avoid tunneling all your network traffic through the VPN (aka Split Tunneling)

openconnect, by default, tunnels all your traffic through the VPN. This is not good for your privacy. It is better to tunnel only the traffic destined to the specific hosts that you want to access. This can be done using the vpn-slice script.
=> https://github.com/dlenski/vpn-slice/ vpn-slice

For example, to connect to the UTHSC VPN but only access the hosts tux01 and tux02e through the VPN, run the following command.
```
$ openconnect-sso --server uthscvpn1.uthsc.edu --authgroup UTHSC -- --script 'vpn-slice tux01 tux02e'
```
The vpn-slice script looks up the hostnames tux01 and tux02e on the VPN DNS and adds /etc/hosts entries and routes to your system. vpn-slice can also set up more complicated routes. To learn more, read the vpn-slice documentation.

## Unsafe legacy TLS renegotiation

The UTHSC VPN still requires unsafe legacy TLS renegotiation. This is disabled by default on the latest Guix. We need to re-enable it by configuring openssl.cnf as described on the following stackoverflow page.
=> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71603314/ssl-error-unsafe-legacy-renegotiation-disabled
Here's a quick summary. Put the following in some file, say /tmp/openssl.cnf
```
openssl_conf = openssl_init

[openssl_init]
ssl_conf = ssl_sect

[ssl_sect]
system_default = system_default_sect

[system_default_sect]
Options = UnsafeLegacyRenegotiation
```
Set the environment variable OPENSSL_CONF to point to this file.
```
export OPENSSL_CONF=/tmp/openssl.cnf
```
Then, run the openconnect-sso client as usual.

## Putting it all together using Guix G-expressions

Remembering to do all these steps is a hassle. Writing a shell script to automate this is a good idea, but why write shell scripts when we have G-expressions! Here's a G-expression script that I prepared earlier.
=> uthsc-vpn.scm
Download it, tweak the %hosts variable to specify the hosts you are interested in, and run it like so:
```
$(guix build -f uthsc-vpn.scm)
```

# Troubleshooting

Older versions would not show a proper dialog for sign-in. Try

```
export QTWEBENGINE_CHROMIUM_FLAGS=--disable-seccomp-filter-sandbox
```

## Update certificate

When the certificate expires you can download the new one with:

* Navigate with browser to https://uthscvpn1.uthsc.edu/. Inspect the certificate in the browser (lock icon next to search bar) and export .pem file
* Move it to /usr/local/share/ca-certificates (with .crt extension) or equivalent
* On Debian/Ubuntu update the certificate store with update-ca-certificates

Thanks Niklas. See also

=> https://superuser.com/a/719047/914881

## Acknowledgement

Many thanks to Pjotr Prins and Erik Garrison without whose earlier work this guide would not be possible.
=> https://github.com/pjotrp/linux-at-university-of-tennessee
=> https://github.com/ekg/openconnect-sso-docker