OpenConnect

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<li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul>
OpenConnect is a <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free</a> and <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/Cross-platform_software/16zqdvNR">cross-platform</a> multi-protocol <a href="/facts/Virtual_private_network/HX1WUQ3E">virtual private network</a> (VPN) client software which implement secure <a href="/facts/Point-to-point_(telecommunications)/RmGgN1Pj">point-to-point</a> connections.
The OpenConnect client supports the following VPN protocols:

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Cisco/ocDgQt6T">Cisco</a> AnyConnect</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Juniper_Networks/Vw0DBzXP">Juniper</a> Secure Connect (since 7.05)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Palo_Alto_Networks/99ed44Gn">Palo Alto Networks</a> GlobalProtect (since 8.00)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Ivanti/6MJEvXCd">Ivanti</a>/Pulse Connect Secure (since 8.04)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/F5%2c_Inc./QlHfE7sx">F5</a> BIG-IP and</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Fortinet/VWqDcpKN">Fortinet</a> FortiGate and</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Array_Networks/rodFJjIL">Array Networks</a> AG SSL VPN (since 8.20)</li></ul>
It was originally written as an open-source replacement for <a href="/facts/Cisco/ocDgQt6T">Cisco</a>'s <a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">proprietary</a> AnyConnect SSL VPN client, which is supported by several Cisco <a href="/facts/Network_router/Nh5cIyVf">routers</a>.
As of July 2023, support for several other proprietary VPN protocols is desired or in development:

<ul><li><a href="/facts/SonicWall/Xuq9EkfW">SonicWall</a> NetExtender VPN support</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Check_Point/mAaxLsBc">Check Point</a> SNX VPN support</li>
<li><a href="/facts/H3C/Btwf1I4W">H3C</a> VPN support</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Barracuda_Networks/ImPINx0H">Barracuda</a> CloudGen Firewall VPN support</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Huawei/Qwu0tbnL">Huawei</a> VPN support</li></ul>

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