General Features

Following are the general features of VPN Client for Linux:

• Interface Options: Provides both Graphical user interface (GUI) and command line interface (CLI) options for connection.

• Support for Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal: Allows the VPN client to work from behind a NAT device.

• Profile Manager: An interactive feature that helps in creating, modifying, and deleting user- based profiles specific to the gateways.

• Non-root access: Users without root privileges can also use VPN Client. For details, refer to Non-Root Access.

Standard IPsec Gateway-Related Features

• Certificate Mode of Authentication: Lets you authenticate using x.509 certificates (.pfx format).

Nortel Contivity-Related Features

• Radius Authentication: Lets you authenticate based on the credentials stored in the Radius server.

• IP Address Assignment: Assigns an IP address to the VPN client connecting to the gateway.

• Dead Peer Detection: Detects and informs if the Nortel gateway is not responding.