Locate and launch the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client application in your Start Menu to proceed. Enter vpn.iastate.edu in the text field then click the Connect button to proceed. Select SSLvpn in the Group drop-down menu.

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• This article refers to the Cisco AnyConnect VPN. If you're looking for information on the Prisma Access VPN Beta that uses the GobalConnect app, see: istcontrib:Prisma Access VPN Beta Landing Page. If you're not sure which service you're using, see: istcontrib:How do I know if I'm using the Cisco AnyConnect VPN or the Prisma Access VPN Beta?.
• The Cisco AnyConnect VPN client gathers information that can help you with troubleshooting speed or connectivity issues. It may be helpful to open the Statistics and/or Details screens while troubleshooting with the Help Desk. To open the Statistics window: Click the app menu icon.
• Unsupported Features of AnyConnect The only supported VPN client is the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. No other clients or native VPNs are supported. Clientless VPN is not supported for VPN connectivity; it is only used to deploy the AnyConnect client using a web browser.

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Cisco Systems VPN Client is a software application for connecting to virtual private networks based on Internet Key Exchange version 1.

On July 29, 2011, Cisco announced the end of life of the product. No further product updates were released after July 30, 2012, and support ceased on July 29, 2014.^[4] The Support page with documentation links was taken down on July 30, 2016, replaced with an Obsolete Status Notification.^[5]

Availability and compatibility[edit]

The software is not free but is often installed on university and business computers in accordance with a site-license. As with most corporate licenses, administrators are allowed to freely distribute the software to users within their network.

The open-source vpnc client can connect to most VPNs supported by the official client.

VPN Client 4.9.01.0230 beta added support for Mac OS X 10.6.^[6] Stable version 4.9.01.0180 appears to lack that support; 4.9.00.0050 explicitly did not support versions of Mac OS X later than 10.5.^[7]

VPN Client 5.0.07.0290 added support for 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7.^[8]

Security[edit]

The client uses profile configuration files (.pcf) that store VPN passwords either hashed with type 7, or stored as plaintext. A vulnerability has been identified,^[9] and those passwords can easily be decoded using software or online services.^[10] To work around these issues, network administrators are advised to use the Mutual Group Authentication feature, or use unique passwords (that aren't related to other important network passwords).^[9]

See also[edit]

• Cisco ASA, the product line that replaced Cisco VPN Concentrator on the server side

References[edit]

1. ^VPN Client release notes
2. ^Cisco VPN Client v4.x ... Mac OS
3. ^'VPN Client Homepage'.
4. ^https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/vpn-client/end_of_life_c51-680819.html
5. ^[1]
6. ^Release Notes for VPN Client, Release 4.9.01.0230 Beta for Mac OS X
7. ^Release Notes for VPN Client, Release 4.9.00.0050 for Mac OS X, Revised: May 21, 2010, OL-11179-04
8. ^Release Notes for Cisco VPN Client, Release 5.0.07.0290
9. ^ ^ab'Cisco Security Notice: Cisco IPsec VPN Implementation Group Password Usage Vulnerability'.
10. ^'Cisco Systems VPN Client Group Password Decoder'.