AmritaVPN - A Virtual Private Networking tool for GNU/Linux.

prepared by: Jayaraj Poroor, Amrita Research Labs, Amritapuri, India

1. Overview

2. Compilation and Installation

• 2.1 Compilation and Installation Steps
• 2.2 Installation Notes
• 2.3 External dependencies
• 2.4 Installed programs

3. Running AmritaVPN

• 3.1 Running
• 3.2 System requirements

4. Amrita VPN Configuration - Essential Features

• 4.1 Configuring amvpn.conf
• 4.2 Running amvpn-keytool
• 4.3 Connecting through proxy
• 4.4 Automatic Reconnecting
• 4.5 Connecting two remote Microsoft/Samba networks

5. Usage Details & Additional Features

• 5.1 Sample usage scenario
• 5.2 IP forwarding
• 5.3 Tunnel Device
• 5.4 Routing via VPN
• 5.5 Dropping root privilege
• 5.6 Server and Client modes
• 5.7 Certificate and Key generation.
• 5.8 Running multiple instances
• 5.9 Monitoring the key/cert file modification
• 5.10 Event notification through email
• 5.11 Keepalive Messaging

6. License and Disclaimer