Adito now OpenVPN ALS

SSL-Explorer --> Adito --> OpenVPN ALS

The Adito project, discussed often here and in toolsmith, is now OpenVPN ALS.
Back on April 23rd, Francis Dinha, CEO of OpenVPN Technologies, contacted me after reading my March 2009 toolsmith article on Adito and asked about working with the project to become part of OpenVPN. I connected Francis with Adito project developer Samuli Seppanen, they reached an agreement, and Adito is now OpenVPN ALS.

Francis recently indicated that he's in the process of hiring more developers and will assign a developer specifically to the ALS project. With more QA testing and improvement, OpenVPN Technologoies will soon consider OpenVPN ALS fully stable.



Download it today, give the project feedback, and look forward to further enhancements.

Cheers.

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toolsmith article on Adito SSL VPN now available

My toolsmith column in the March 2009 issue of the ISSA Journal is a comprehensive discussion on Adito, an open source, browser-based SSL VPN that, in essence, replaces SSL-Explorer.
It's a fantastic offering that is now enjoying enhanced development support and offers many of the feature you'd expect from a commercial SSL VPN solution.
Check it out at your earliest convenience.
Cheers.

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Adito: open source, browser-based SSL VPN replaces SSL-Explorer

Update 2/6/09:
The March 2009 issue of toolsmith in the ISSA Journal will feature a complete review of Adito, including installation and usage. Expect the article to go live around 3/1/09.

In February 2006 I discussed SSL-Explorer, a project that is no longer supported.
It does however have new life in a project called Adito.
Much as SSL-Explorer was described, Adito is an open-source, browser-based SSL VPN solution. It's a remote access solution that provides users and businesses alike with a means of securely accessing network resources from outside the network perimeter using only a standard web browser.

Further:
Adito was forked from SSL-Explorer 1.0.0-rc17 for several reasons:
- To keep the already robust and functional open source codebase from decaying
- To reform SSL-Explorer (now Adito) from one company's product and a brand into a true community project
- To add new, exciting functionality
- To integrate existing functionality (e.g. sslexplorer-pam) into the program without the need to maintain it out of the source tree

This project shows updates as recently as December 19, 2008, and is in need of a developer so I'm hopeful maintenance and project enhancement will continue in earnest.
Give Adito a good look and let me know what you think; I may cover it in toolsmith.

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SSL-Explorer: Browser-based Open Source SSL VPN Solution

I've been waiting for a solution like SSL-Explorer to come along.
SSL VPN is undoubtedly the VPN solution that many enterprises will be moving to. Yes, the cost for appliance based SSL VPN platforms has dropped dramatically with the SonicWALL SSL-VPN $200 coming in around $450 to $600. But if you want to roll you own, SSL-Explorer is the way to go. A single port-forward to a dedicated SSL-Explorer server and you're on your way.
From Nottigham, UK comes 3SP and SSL-Explorer, described as "the world's first open-source, browser-based SSL VPN solution. This unique remote access solution provides users and businesses alike with a means of securely accessing network resources from outside the network perimeter using only a standard web browser."
I've successfully deployed this solution in a development environment and found it easy to install, quick to configure, and popular with users.
May I suggest trying it for yourself here: SSL-Explorer.
SSL-Explorer can leverage Active Directory, and yet is licensed under the GNU General Public License and you can install it on Windows or Linux.
You can use the free version or opt for the supported, feature-rich SSL-Explore Xtra.
The feature list is long, just go check it out: SSL-Explorer.