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README: drop more mentioning of the Pulse Secure client
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HenrikBengtsson committed May 18, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -221,22 +221,11 @@ The `uscf-vpn` tool requires:
1. OpenConnect (>= 7.08)
2. Curl
3. Bash
4. Admin rights (sudo). If not, use the below Pulse Secure Client approach instead
4. Admin rights (sudo)

OpenConnect (>= 7.08) is available on for instance Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver), but not on older LTS version. For instance, Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) only provides OpenConnect 7.06, which [fails to connect with an error](https://github.com/HenrikBengtsson/ucsf-vpn/issues/4). [There is a confirmed way to force install this](https://github.com/HenrikBengtsson/ucsf-vpn/issues/4) on to Ubuntu 16.04 from the Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty) distribution, but it is not clear whether such an installation leaves the system in a stable state or not. Moreover, due to library dependencies, it appears not possible to have OpenConnect 7.08 and Pulse Secure 5.3-3 installed at the same time.


### Pulse Secure Client (legacy; deprecated)

If you don't have OpenConnect (>= 7.08) you can use `ucsf-vpn --method=pulse` (or set environment variable `UCSF_VPN_METHOD=pulse`) to connect to the UCSF VPN using the Junos Pulse Secure client (Pulse Secure, LLC). That software, which is a **closed-source proprietary software** (*), can be downloaded from UCSF website:

* https://software.ucsf.edu/content/vpn-virtual-private-network

Access to that page requires UCSF MyAccess Login (but no UCSF VPN).

Note: `ucsf-vpn --method=pulse` is just a convenient wrapper script around the Pulse Secure client. It is assumed that `pulsesvc` is available under `/usr/local/pulse/`. If not, set `PULSEPATH` to the folder where it is installed.


## Privacy

The `ucsf-vpn` software pings 9.9.9.9 (<https://www.quad9.net/>; a nonprofit
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13 changes: 1 addition & 12 deletions README.md.tmpl
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Expand Up @@ -110,22 +110,11 @@ The `uscf-vpn` tool requires:
1. OpenConnect (>= 7.08)
2. Curl
3. Bash
4. Admin rights (sudo). If not, use the below Pulse Secure Client approach instead
4. Admin rights (sudo)

OpenConnect (>= 7.08) is available on for instance Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver), but not on older LTS version. For instance, Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) only provides OpenConnect 7.06, which [fails to connect with an error](https://github.com/HenrikBengtsson/ucsf-vpn/issues/4). [There is a confirmed way to force install this](https://github.com/HenrikBengtsson/ucsf-vpn/issues/4) on to Ubuntu 16.04 from the Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty) distribution, but it is not clear whether such an installation leaves the system in a stable state or not. Moreover, due to library dependencies, it appears not possible to have OpenConnect 7.08 and Pulse Secure 5.3-3 installed at the same time.


### Pulse Secure Client (legacy; deprecated)

If you don't have OpenConnect (>= 7.08) you can use `ucsf-vpn --method=pulse` (or set environment variable `UCSF_VPN_METHOD=pulse`) to connect to the UCSF VPN using the Junos Pulse Secure client (Pulse Secure, LLC). That software, which is a **closed-source proprietary software** (*), can be downloaded from UCSF website:

* https://software.ucsf.edu/content/vpn-virtual-private-network

Access to that page requires UCSF MyAccess Login (but no UCSF VPN).

Note: `ucsf-vpn --method=pulse` is just a convenient wrapper script around the Pulse Secure client. It is assumed that `pulsesvc` is available under `/usr/local/pulse/`. If not, set `PULSEPATH` to the folder where it is installed.


## Privacy

The `ucsf-vpn` software pings 9.9.9.9 (<https://www.quad9.net/>; a nonprofit
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