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--- en:vpn [2017-03-09 15:40] – [General Information about OpenVPN] Torsten Steinhäuser
+++ en:vpn [2021-07-07 12:16] (current) – Thomas Thiel
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 ====== VPN Access ======
-The Institute of Computer Science allows you to connect to the intranet from anywhere via [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network|VPN]].
+The Institute of Computer Science allows you to connect to the intranet from anywhere via [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network|VPN]]. (In simple cases, consider using an [[en:ssh:socksproxy|ssh tunnel]].)
+If you intend to connect to the VPN services provided by us, please make sure that you are running only recent software and operating systems that are receiving security patches. **You are not allowed to connect to our VPN without making sure that you have the most recent security updates applied to your device, so please keep your systems safe!**
 === General Information about OpenVPN ===
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 [[https://www.openvpn.net/index.php/open-source.html]]
-To access the institute's intranet via OpenVPN, you require a [[en:vpn:profiles|profile, or certificate]], which can be downloaded via the [[https://nic1.bit.uni-bonn.de|b-it User Management Interface]]: \\
+To access the institute's intranet via OpenVPN, you require a [[en:vpn:profiles|profile, or certificate]], which can be requested and downloaded via the [[https://wumi.cs.uni-bonn.de/|b-it / IoCS User Management Interface]].
-https://nic1.bit.uni-bonn.de   (can only be accessed from the b-it / IoCS network)
 To authenticate, you will need to use your CS username and password.