FortiClient alternative for Linux with IPSec VPN support

Question

Hi,I use FortiClient for Windows with FortiToken Mobile to create IPSec VPN connection and everything works fine.Currently I'm switching from Windows 7 to Linux CentOS 7 and I'm very surprised that FortiClient for Linux doesn't have option to create a VPN connection (IPSec VPN or SSL-VPN). How to create IPSec VPN connection in CentOS Linux?What FortiClient alternative for Linux do you recommend? (I need just IPSec VPN)

sw2090 · Answer

OpenSwan/StrongSwan Pro:- its in the standard repos in most linuxes.- it gives you millions of config options- open source- once configured it is easy to use even without gui- does not touch your routing table as it uses iptables rules to forward traffic to vpn (which it creates automagically upon connecting the vpn)- the VPN Forum on forum.fortinet.com has a thread about it that gives a load of hints and help. Con:- no gui that had enough config options for me (but who needs a gui *g*)- millions of config options plus poor doc and howtos- IPSec only (but who ants ssl if one can have ipsec *g*)- I cannot say if two factor auth will work with it as I never tried that. there also is a linux version of the shrewsoft ipsec client but this is only available as source code and does only compile on current linuxes with a lot of dirty hacking. It did run afterwards but never really worked.It simply is too old and no longer maintained.

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