[strongSwan] help setting up basic VPN on ubuntu

Sun Nov 30 05:09:46 CET 2014

thanks Noel,

I've made those changes and restarted ipsec, but I'm still getting the same
error in my server log:

"peer requested EAP, config inacceptable"
"no alternative config found"

This is my updated ipsec: http://pastebin.com/TnZaiZX8

Does that look correct?

appreciate the help,
imran

On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 5:47 PM, Noel Kuntze <noel at familie-kuntze.de> wrote:

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> Hello Imram,
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> If you want to use psk-mschapv2, you need to specify
> leftauth=psk
> rightauth=psk
> rightauth2=eap-mschap
>
> Please make sure this is in your configuration.
>
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Regards,
> Noel Kuntze
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> Am 30.11.2014 um 02:09 schrieb Imran Akbar:
> > thanks for pointing me in the right direction Noel.
> >
> > I've installed strongswan-plugin-eap-mschapv2, added
> rightauth=eap-mschapv2 to my ipsec.conf file, and restart ipsec.
> > I now see the following when I try to connect:
> >
> > Nov 30 00:29:27 ip-172-31-25-2 charon: 01[CFG] looking for peer configs
> matching 172.31.25.2[%any]...76.126.165.62[app]
> > Nov 30 00:29:27 ip-172-31-25-2 charon: 01[CFG] selected peer config 'vpn'
> > Nov 30 00:29:27 ip-172-31-25-2 charon: 01[IKE] using configured
> EAP-Identity app
> > Nov 30 00:29:27 ip-172-31-25-2 charon: 01[IKE] initiating EAP_MSCHAPV2
> method (id 0xBE)
> > Nov 30 00:29:27 ip-172-31-25-2 charon: 01[IKE] received
> ESP_TFC_PADDING_NOT_SUPPORTED, not using ESPv3 TFC padding
> > Nov 30 00:29:27 ip-172-31-25-2 charon: 01[IKE] peer supports MOBIKE
> > Nov 30 00:29:27 ip-172-31-25-2 charon: 01[CFG] no IDr configured, fall
> back on IP address
> > Nov 30 00:29:27 ip-172-31-25-2 charon: 01[IKE] no private key found for
> '172.31.25.2'
> > Nov 30 00:29:27 ip-172-31-25-2 charon: 01[ENC] generating IKE_AUTH
> response 1 [ N(AUTH_FAILED) ]
> >
> > It seems like I need to tell it to use the username/password, instead of
> looking for a key... or is a certificate mandatory for all EAP
> configurations, even using a username/password?
> >
> > regards,
> > imran
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Noel Kuntze <noel at familie-kuntze.de
> <mailto:noel at familie-kuntze.de>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello Imran,
> >
> > You need to specify rightauth2=eap-mschapv2, so strongSwan is configured
> correctly to accept
> > eap authentication using mschapv2 in round 2.
> >
> > You also lack the eap-mschapv2 modules, that you need for eap-mschapv2.
> > Install it via your package manager or, if you built strongSwan
> yourself, configure the strongSwan sources with --enable-eap-mschapv2,
> > "make uninstall" "make clean" "make" and "make install".
> >
> > Also, please make sure you send your answer to all parties involved, not
> just me.
> >
> > Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Regards,
> > Noel Kuntze
> >
> > GPG Key ID: 0x63EC6658
> > Fingerprint: 23CA BB60 2146 05E7 7278 6592 3839 298F 63EC 6658
> >
> > Am 30.11.2014 um 00:54 schrieb Imran Akbar:
> > > Hey Noel and Thomas,
> >
> > > thanks for your help.
> > > I've made some progress - I'm now getting an "AUTH FAILED" error from
> my client.
> > > I'm trying to connect via the StrongSwan client on Android using IKEv2
> EAP (username/password).
> >
> > > Here is my ipsec.conf: http://pastebin.com/Ap5gUX0f
> >
> > > Here is my secrets.conf: http://pastebin.com/hhX9micY
> >
> > > Here is my server log: http://pastebin.com/W99PPKt3 (looks like the
> key issue is "peer requested EAP, config inacceptable")
> >
> > > Here is my client log: http://pastebin.com/2w9NS1Zs
> >
> > > I'm going to keep tweaking the authentication configs to see if I can
> make it work.
> >
> > > yours,
> > > imran
> >
> >
> > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 9:04 AM, Noel Kuntze <noel at familie-kuntze.de
> <mailto:noel at familie-kuntze.de> <mailto:noel at familie-kuntze.de <mailto:
> noel at familie-kuntze.de>>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Hello Imran,
> >
> > > IPsec/L2TP is mostly used with IKEv1, not IKEv2. Please tell us what
> clients you're trying to use,
> > > to make sure they try to use IKEv2, too.
> >
> > > L2TP is not handled by strongSwan. You need to use xl2tp for that.
> Most clients try to use transport mode
> > > for the IPsec connection. Make sure your peer configuration has that
> specified. Also, plese make strongSwan
> > > write a log [1] with the settings shown in [2], show us the log that
> was created and show us your ipsec.conf.
> >
> > > [1]
> https://wiki.strongswan.org/projects/strongswan/wiki/LoggerConfiguration
> >
> > > [2]
> > >                         default = 3
> > >                         mgr = 1
> > >                         ike = 1
> > >                         net = 1
> > >                         enc = 0
> > >                         cfg = 2
> > >                         asn = 1
> > >                         job = 1
> > >                         knl = 1
> > >                         append=no
> > >                         ike_name=no
> > >                         flush_line=yes
> >
> >
> > > Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Regards,
> > > Noel Kuntze
> >
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> >
> > > Am 29.11.2014 um 17:53 schrieb Imran Akbar:
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >     thanks for such a well-developed and maintained library.
> >
> > > > I'm trying to setup Ipsec/L2TP on my Ubuntu 14 server with IKEv2 and
> a PSK.
> >
> > > > I've read through a bunch of tutorials online:
> > > >
> http://trick77.com/2014/05/04/strongswan-5-vpn-ubuntu-14-04-lts-psk-xauth/
> > > > http://www.foteviken.de/?p=2175
> > > >
> http://endlessroad1991.blogspot.com/2014/04/setup-ipsec-vpn-on-ec2.html
> >
> > > > and I've opened up UDP ports 500 & 4500, but I still have clients
> complaining about gateway timeouts and not being able to connect to the VPN.
> >
> > > > Is there some sort of a configuration script that can walk you
> through all the necessary steps to get this working, or a gist that someone
> could share of their config?
> > > > I don't see anything in my /var/log/auth.conf that's indicative of
> VPN traffic.
> >
> > > > yours,
> > > > imran
> >
> >
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