AWS VPN

wikipedia:AWS VPN (Dec 2018)

• https://aws.amazon.com/vpn/
• Pricing: https://aws.amazon.com/vpn/pricing/

• CLI: aws ec2 vpn commands
• AWS VPN Client for Windows, macOS and Ubuntu.

Authentication

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-admin/client-authentication.html

• Active Directory
• Mutual authentication: certificate based
• SAML

Authorization

• TODO

Activities

• Read AWS VPN administrator guide: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-admin/cvpn-getting-started.html
• View AWS re:Invent 2018: AWS VPN Solutions (NET304), 45 min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmKkbuS9gRs

Related terms

• SAML, OpenID
• OpenVPN
• NAT traversal
• AWS policy: ClientVPNServiceRolePolicy
• Amazon WorkLink (2019)

See also

• AWS VPN: aws ec2 vpn, attach-vpn-gateway, associate-client-vpn-target-network, create-client-vpn-endpoint, create-client-vpn-route, create-vpn-connection-route, create-vpn-gateway, export-client-vpn-client-configuration, get-vpn-connection-device-types, terminate-client-vpn-connections, describe-vpn-connections, describe-vpn-gateways, authorize-client-vpn-ingress, authorize-security-group-egress, authorize-security-group-ingress
• VPN: IPsec (Openswan), OpenVPN, Forticlient, GlobalProtect (PAN-OS), WireGuard (Linux Kernel), Tailscale, PulseSecure, WebVPN, SoftEther, ESP, IKE, AWS VPN, Zerotier, VPN client, Pritunl, GCP Cloud VPN, Mesh virtual private network, Mullvad
• AWS VPN, AWS VPN Client, aws ec2 vpn, AWS VPN Client release notes
• AWS networking: AWS CloudFront, ELB, ALB, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Route 53, AWS PrivateLink, EIP, AWS VPN, AWS Global Accelerator, AWS Transit Gateway, AWS Network Firewall, AWS Network Load Balancer, AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty, AWS Direct Connect

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/introducing-aws-client-vpn-to-securely-access-aws-and-on-premises-resources/