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-The [[Software Heritage]] server and the VMs running on it are severely firewalled.
+#REDIRECT [[swhdocs:sysadm/user-management/openvpn/openvpn.html]]
-To get onto their network unrestricted, a VPN based on [https://openvpn.net/ OpenVPN] is available.
-The setup is client-server, with per-client certificates.
-== OpenVPN client configuration ==
-=== Raw OpenVPN ===
-Sample configuration file, e.g., /etc/openvpn/swh.conf:
-<pre>
-remote louvre.softwareheritage.org
-ns-cert-type server
-comp-lzo
-nobind
-dev tun
-proto udp
-port 1194
-log /var/log/openvpn.log
-up-restart
-persist-key
-persist-tun
-client
-ca /etc/openvpn/keys/softwareheritage-ca.crt
-cert /etc/openvpn/keys/softwareheritage.crt
-key /etc/openvpn/keys/softwareheritage.key
-user nobody
-group nogroup
-# If you are using resolvconf, add this:
-# Make sure you add louvre to /etc/hosts to avoid issues in using the vpn-provided DNS server.
-script-security 2
-up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
-down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
-# If you want the connection to persist when your network fails, add this:
-ping-restart 10
-</pre>
-In addition to the above configuration file, you will need to install the following 3 files under /etc/openvpn/keys (matching the paths within the sample above):
-* '''[[softwareheritage-ca.crt]]''': ''public'' certificate for the Software Heritage certification authority (CA)
-* '''[https://wiki.softwareheritage.org/index.php?title=VPN#For_admins softwareheritage.crt]''': ''public'', client-specific (certificate signed by the admin, see below)
-* '''[https://wiki.softwareheritage.org/wiki/VPN#For_users softwareheritage.key]''': ''private'', client-specific key (generated by the user, see below)
-Activate the openvpn server
-as root, run
-   systemctl enable openvpn@swh.service
-   systemctl start openvpn@swh.service
-   systemctl status openvpn@swh.service
-Note: Internally, the `swh` must match the /etc/openvpn/swh.conf filename.
-Excerpt of a successful start:
-  root@machine:~# systemctl status openvpn@swh.service
-  openvpn@swh.service - OpenVPN connection to swh
-   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service; indirect; vendor preset: enabled)
-   Active: active (running) since Thu 2020-12-17 19:03:29 IST; 22min ago
-     Docs: man:openvpn(8)
-           https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn24ManPage
-           https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO
- Main PID: 12302 (openvpn)
-   Status: "Initialization Sequence Completed"
-    Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
-   CGroup: /system.slice/system-openvpn.slice/openvpn@swh.service
-           └─12302 /usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon ovpn-swh --status /run/openvpn/swh.status 10 --cd /etc/openvpn --script-security 2 --config /etc/openvpn/swh.conf --writepid /run/openvpn/swh.pid
-Dec 17 19:03:29 machine systemd[1]: Starting OpenVPN connection to swh...
-Dec 17 19:03:29 machine systemd[1]: Started OpenVPN connection to swh.
-=== Network Manager GUI ===
-You need network-manager-openvpn and network-manager-openvpn-gnome for the configuration gui.
-[[File:nm_openvpn_base.png]]
-[[File:nm_openvpn_routes.png]]
-[[File:nm_openvpn_advanced_general.png]]
-[[File:nm_openvpn_advanced_security.png]]
-[[File:nm_openvpn_advanced_tls_auth.png]]
-== Obtaining a client certificate ==
-=== For users ===
-Generate a keypair (key + certificate signing request) using the following command:
-<pre>
-openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout openvpn.key -out openvpn.csr -subj "/CN=<your username>"
-</pre>
-Please replace <your username> with something that uniquely identifies the certificate.
-Make sure openvpn.key is stored in a safe place (it's your private key, which will allow anyone to connect to the VPN).
-Provide the CSR file to a sysadmin through a reasonably authenticated medium.
-=== For admins ===
-On louvre:
-Fetch the CSR file provided by the user, for instance with <tt>scp USERNAME.csr louvre:</tt>
-Then, as root on louvre:
-<pre>
-root@louvre:~# cd /etc/openvpn/keys
-root@louvre:/etc/openvpn/keys# ./easyrsa import-req ~ADMIN/USERNAME.csr USERNAME
-root@louvre:/etc/openvpn/keys# ./easyrsa sign-req client USERNAME
-</pre>
-The first command imports the csr into the EasyRSA PKI. The second command lets you review and sign it.
-Send the signed certificate, <tt>/etc/openvpn/keys/pki/issued/USERNAME.crt</tt>, to the user. That file only contains public key material.
-Add the DNS entry for the new host to hiera and do a puppet run on pergamon.
-== Revoking a client certificate ==
-On louvre:
-<pre>
-root@louvre:~# cd /etc/openvpn/keys
-root@louvre:/etc/openvpn/keys# ./easyrsa revoke USERNAME
-[ say yes ]
-root@louvre:/etc/openvpn/keys# ./easyrsa gen-crl; chmod a+r pki/crl.pem
-</pre>
-OpenVPN re-reads the CRL at each connection (which is why we need the CRL to be world-readable), so once the cert is revoked, there's nothing more to do. If you want to make sure the client is disconnected, you need to restart OpenVPN (which will make all clients reconnect).
-== /etc/hosts entries ==
-Once the Vpn is setup on your machine, you can access Software Heritage hosts via their private IP addresses; see [[Network configuration]].
-OpenVPN now pushes the address of our DNS server (192.168.100.29, pergamon).
-You might want to add louvre.softwareheritage.org in your /etc/hosts to avoid a bootstrap problem if the "on-vpn" DNS server is in your resolv.conf.
-[[Category:Infrastructure]]
-[[Category:System administration]]

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