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22 We would like to create a simple, open, but complete format to describe
23 multiple network configurations for Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Cellular,
24 Bluetooth/WiFi-Direct, and VPN connections in a single file format, in order
25 to simplify and automate network configuration for users.
32 Configuring networks is a painful and error-prone experience for users. It
33 is a problem shared across desktop, laptop, tablet, and phone users of all
34 operating system types. It is exacerbated in business and schools which
35 often have complex network configurations (VPNs and
802.1X networking) that
36 change often and have many connected devices. Configuration of Wi-Fi is
37 still done manually, often by administrators physically standing next to
38 users working on devices. Certificate distribution is particularly painful
39 which often results in admins instead using passphrases to protect networks
40 or using protocols without client certificates that instead use LDAP
41 passwords for authentication. Even after networks are configured, updates to
42 the network configuration require another round of manual changes, and
43 accidental changes by a user or malicious changes by an attacker can break
44 connectivity or make connections less private or secure.
50 We propose a single-file format for network configuration that is
51 human-readable, can describe all of the common kinds of network
52 configurations, supports integrity checking, certificate and key
53 provisioning, and updating. The file can be encrypted with a single
54 passphrase so that upon entering the passphrase the entire configuration is
55 loaded. The format can be described as an open format to enable multiple OS
56 vendors to interoperate and share configuration editors.
60 This format neither supports configuring browser settings nor allows setting
61 other types of system policies.
66 <h1>Infrastructure
</h1>
68 A standalone configuration editor will be created, downloadable as a Chrome
69 app. This editor will allow creating, modifying, and encrypting an open
70 network configuration file in a way that is intuitive for a system
75 This file format may be delivered to a user and manually imported into a
80 This file format may be created by an administrator, stored in a policy
81 repository, and automatically pushed to a device.
88 <h1>Detailed Design
</h1>
90 We use JSON format for the files. The fields in a JSON file are always
91 case-sensitive, so the exact case of the fields in this section must be
92 matched. In addition, the values that are called out as explicit constants
93 must also match the case specified (e.g. WiFi must not be written as wifi,
94 etc.). This document describes a minimum set of required fields and optional
95 fields. Other fields may be created, however, see the
96 implementation-specific fields for guidelines for these fields.
100 The JSON consists of a top level dictionary containing
101 a
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> field which must have either the
102 value
<span class=
"value">EncryptedConfiguration
</span>
103 or
<span class=
"value">UnencryptedConfiguration
</span>.
107 For a description of the
<span class=
"type">EncryptedConfiguration
</span>
108 type, see the section on Encrypted Configuration
109 below. The
<span class=
"type">EncryptedConfiguration
</span> format encrypts
110 an unencrypted JSON object.
114 <h1>GUIDs and Updating
</h1>
116 This format allows for importing updated network configurations and
117 certificates by providing GUIDs to each network configuration and
118 certificate so they can be modified or even removed in future updates.
122 GUIDs are non-empty strings that are meant to be stable and unique. When
123 they refer to the same entity, they should be the same between ONC files. No
124 two different networks or certificates should have the same GUID, similarly
125 a network and certificate should not have the same GUID. A single ONC file
126 should not contain the same entity twice (with the same GUID). Failing any
127 of these tests indicates the ONC file is not valid.
131 Any GUID referred to in an ONC file must be present in the same ONC file. In
132 particular, it is an error to create a certificate in one ONC file and refer
133 to it in a NetworkConfiguration in another ONC file and not define it there,
134 even if the previous ONC file has been imported.
139 <h1>Implementation-specific fields
</h1>
141 As there are many different kinds of connections and some that are not yet
142 anticipated may require new fields. This format allows arbitrary other
147 Fields and values should follow these general guidelines:
152 Certificates (with and without keys) should always be placed in the
153 certificate section - specifically certificate contents should not be
154 placed in fields directly. Referring to certificates should be done using
155 a field whose name ends in Ref and whose value is the GUID of the
156 certificate, or if the certificate is not contained in this file, its
157 pattern can be described using a field ending in Pattern of
158 <span class=
"type">CertificatePattern
</span> type.
161 Fields should exist in the most-specific object in the hierarchy and
162 should be named CamelCase style.
165 Booleans and integers should be used directly instead of using a
166 stringified version of the type.
171 Any editor of network configuration information should allows the user to
172 modify any fields that are implementation-specific. It may not be present
173 directly in the UI but it should be able to import files with such settings
174 and leave preserve these settings on export.
179 <h1>Unencrypted Configuration
</h1>
181 When the top level
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> field
182 is
<span class=
"value">UnencryptedConfiguration
</span>, the top level JSON
183 has the
<span class=
"type">UnencryptedConfiguration
</span>
184 type.
<span class=
"type">UnencryptedConfiguration
</span> type contains the
188 <dl class=
"field_list">
189 <dt class=
"field">Type
</dt>
191 <span class=
"field_meta">
193 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
195 Must be
<span class=
"value">UnencryptedConfiguration
</span>.
198 <dt class=
"field">NetworkConfigurations
</dt>
200 <span class=
"field_meta">
202 <span class=
"type">array of NetworkConfiguration
</span>
204 Describes Wi-Fi, Ethernet, VPN, and wireless connections.
207 <dt class=
"field">Certificates
</dt>
209 <span class=
"field_meta">
211 <span class=
"type">array of Certificate
</span>
213 Contains certificates stored in X
.509 or PKCS#
12 format.
218 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
219 At least one array (either
<span class=
"field">NetworkConfigurations
</span>
220 and/or
<span class=
"field">Certificates
</span>) must be present.
224 <h1>Network Configuration
</h1>
226 Field
<span class=
"field">NetworkConfigurations
</span> is an array
227 of
<span class=
"type">NetworkConfiguration
</span> typed
228 objects. The
<span class=
"type">NetworkConfiguration
</span> type contains
232 <dl class=
"field_list">
233 <dt class=
"field">Ethernet
</dt>
235 <span class=
"field_meta">
236 (required if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> is
237 <span class=
"value">Ethernet
</span>, otherwise ignored)
238 <span class=
"type">Ethernet
</span>
243 <dt class=
"field">GUID
</dt>
245 <span class=
"field_meta">
247 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
249 A unique identifier for this network connection, which exists to make it
250 possible to update previously imported configurations. Must be a non-empty
254 <dt class=
"field">IPConfigs
</dt>
256 <span class=
"field_meta">
257 (optional if
<span class=
"field">Remove
</span> is
258 <span class=
"value">false
</span>, otherwise ignored)
259 <span class=
"type">array of IPConfig
</span>
261 Static IPv4 or IPv6 parameters to associate with this connection.
264 <dt class=
"field">Name
</dt>
266 <span class=
"field_meta">
267 (required if
<span class=
"field">Remove
</span> is
268 <span class=
"value">false
</span>, otherwise ignored)
269 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
271 A user-friendly description of this connection. This name will not be used
272 for referencing and may not be unique. Instead it may be used for
273 describing the network to the user.
276 <dt class=
"field">Remove
</dt>
278 <span class=
"field_meta">
279 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
280 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
282 If set, remove this network configuration (only GUID should be set).
285 <dt class=
"field">ProxySettings
</dt>
287 <span class=
"field_meta">
288 (optional if
<span class=
"field">Remove
</span> is
289 <span class=
"value">false
</span>, otherwise ignored)
290 <span class=
"type">ProxySettings
</span>
292 Proxy settings for this network
295 <dt class=
"field">NameServers
</dt>
297 <span class=
"field_meta">
298 (optional if
<span class=
"field">Remove
</span> is
299 <span class=
"value">false
</span>, otherwise ignored)
300 <span class=
"type">array of string
</span>
302 Array of addresses to use for name servers. If not specified, DHCP values
306 <dt class=
"field">SearchDomains
</dt>
308 <span class=
"field_meta">
309 (optional if
<span class=
"field">Remove
</span> is
310 <span class=
"value">false
</span>, otherwise ignored)
311 <span class=
"type">array of string
</span>
313 Array of strings to append to names for resolution. Items in this array
314 should not start with a dot. Example:
315 <span class=
"snippet">[
"corp.acme.org",
"acme.org"]
</span>. If not
316 specified, DHCP values will be used.
319 <dt class=
"field">VPN
</dt>
321 <span class=
"field_meta">
322 (required if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> is
323 <span class=
"value">VPN
</span>, otherwise ignored)
324 <span class=
"type">VPN
</span>
329 <dt class=
"field">WiFi
</dt>
331 <span class=
"field_meta">
332 (required if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> is
333 <span class=
"value">WiFi
</span>, otherwise ignored)
334 <span class=
"type">WiFi
</span>
339 <dt class=
"field">Type
</dt>
341 <span class=
"field_meta">
342 (required if
<span class=
"field">Remove
</span> is
343 <span class=
"value">false
</span>, otherwise ignored)
344 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
347 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
348 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">Cellular
</span>,
349 <span class=
"value">Ethernet
</span>,
<span class=
"value">WiFi
</span>,
350 and
<span class=
"value">VPN
</span>.
352 Indicates which kind of connection this is.
355 <dt class=
"field">ConnectionState
</dt>
357 <span class=
"field_meta">
358 (optional, read-only)
359 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
361 The current connection state for this network, provided by the system.
363 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
365 <span class=
"value">Connected
</span>,
366 <span class=
"value">Connecting
</span>,
367 <span class=
"value">NotConnected
</span>
371 <dt class=
"field">Connectable
</dt>
373 <span class=
"field_meta">
374 (optional, read-only)
375 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
377 True if the system indicates that the network can be connected to without
378 any additional configuration.
381 <dt class=
"field">ErrorState
</dt>
383 <span class=
"field_meta">
384 (optional, read-only)
385 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
387 The current error state for this network. Error states are provided by
388 the system and are not explicitly defined here. They may or may not be
389 human-readable. This field will be empty or absent if the network is not
393 <dt class=
"field">MacAddress
</dt>
395 <span class=
"field_meta">
396 (optional, read-only)
397 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
399 The MAC address for the network. Only applies to connected non-virtual
400 networks. The format is
00:
11:
22:AA:BB:CC.
406 <h1>Ethernet networks
</h1>
408 For Ethernet connections,
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> must be set to
409 <span class=
"value">Ethernet
</span> and the
410 field
<span class=
"field">Ethernet
</span> must be set to an object of
411 type
<span class=
"type">Ethernet
</span> containing the following fields:
414 <dl class=
"field_list">
415 <dt class=
"field">Authentication
</dt>
417 <span class=
"field_meta">
419 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
422 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
423 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">None
</span> and
424 <span class=
"value">8021X
</span>.
428 <dt class=
"field">EAP
</dt>
430 <span class=
"field_meta">
431 (required if
<span class=
"field">Authentication
</span> is
432 <span class=
"value">8021X
</span>, otherwise ignored)
433 <span class=
"type">EAP
</span>
443 Field
<span class=
"field">IPConfigs
</span> is an array
444 of
<span class=
"type">IPConfig
</span>
445 objects. Each
<span class=
"type">IPConfig
</span> object describes a
446 particular static IP configuration and contains the following fields:
449 <dl class=
"field_list">
450 <dt class=
"field">Type
</dt>
452 <span class=
"field_meta">
454 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
457 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
458 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">IPv4
</span>
459 and
<span class=
"value">IPv6
</span>
461 Describes the type of configuration this is.
464 <dt class=
"field">IPAddress
</dt>
466 <span class=
"field_meta">
468 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
470 Describes the IPv4 or IPv6 address of a connection, depending on the value
471 of
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> field. It should not contain the
472 routing prefix (i.e. should not end in something like /
64).
475 <dt class=
"field">RoutingPrefix
</dt>
477 <span class=
"field_meta">
479 <span class=
"type">integer
</span>
482 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
483 Must be a number in the range [
1,
32] for IPv4 and [
1,
128] for IPv6
486 Describes the routing prefix.
489 <dt class=
"field">Gateway
</dt>
491 <span class=
"field_meta">
493 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
495 Describes the gateway address to use for the configuration. Must match
496 address type specified in
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> field. If not
497 specified, DHCP values will be used.
500 <dt class=
"field">NameServers
</dt>
502 <span class=
"field_meta">
504 <span class=
"type">array of string
</span>
506 Array of addresses to use for name servers. Address format must match that
507 specified in the
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> field. Overrides values
508 in the top level NameServers field for this configuration. If not
509 specified, top level values will be used.
512 <dt class=
"field">SearchDomains
</dt>
514 <span class=
"field_meta">
516 <span class=
"type">array of string
</span>
518 Array of strings to append to names for resolution. Items in this array
519 should not start with a dot. Example:
<span class=
"snippet">[
520 "corp.acme.org",
"acme.org" ]
</span>. Overrides values in the top level
521 SearchDomains field for this configuration. If not specified, top level
528 <h1>Wi-Fi networks
</h1>
530 For Wi-Fi connections,
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> must be set to
531 <span class=
"value">WiFi
</span> and the
532 field
<span class=
"field">WiFi
</span> must be set to an object of
533 type
<span class=
"type">WiFi
</span> containing the following fields:
536 <dl class=
"field_list">
537 <dt class=
"field">AutoConnect
</dt>
539 <span class=
"field_meta">
540 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
541 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
543 Indicating that the network should be connected to automatically when in
547 <dt class=
"field">EAP
</dt>
549 <span class=
"field_meta">
550 (required if
<span class=
"field">Security
</span> is
551 <span class=
"value">WEP-
8021X
</span> or
552 <span class=
"value">WPA-EAP
</span>, otherwise ignored)
553 <span class=
"type">EAP
</span>
558 <dt class=
"field">HiddenSSID
</dt>
560 <span class=
"field_meta">
561 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
562 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
564 Indicating if the SSID will be broadcast.
567 <dt class=
"field">Passphrase
</dt>
569 <span class=
"field_meta">
570 (required if
<span class=
"field">Security
</span> is
571 <span class=
"value">WEP-PSK
</span> or
572 <span class=
"value">WPA-PSK
</span>, otherwise ignored)
573 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
575 Describes the passphrase for WEP/WPA/WPA2
576 connections. If
<span class=
"value">WEP-PSK
</span> is used, the passphrase
577 must be of the format
0x
<hex-number
>, where
<hex-number
> is
578 40,
104,
128, or
232 bits.
581 <dt class=
"field">Security
</dt>
583 <span class=
"field_meta">
585 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
588 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
589 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">None
</span>,
590 <span class=
"value">WEP-PSK
</span>,
591 <span class=
"value">WEP-
8021X
</span>,
592 <span class=
"value">WPA-PSK
</span>, and
593 <span class=
"value">WPA-EAP
</span>.
597 <dt class=
"field">SSID
</dt>
599 <span class=
"field_meta">
601 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
606 <dt class=
"field">SignalStrength
</dt>
608 <span class=
"field_meta">
609 (optional, read-only)
610 <span class=
"type">integer
</span>
612 The current signal strength for this network in the range [
0,
100],
613 provided by the system. If the network is not in range this field will
614 be set to '
0' or not present.
620 <h1>VPN networks
</h1>
622 There are many kinds of VPNs with widely varying configuration options. We
623 offer standard configuration options for a few common configurations at this
624 time, and may add more later. For all others, implementation specific fields
629 For VPN connections,
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> must be set
630 to
<span class=
"value">VPN
</span> and the
631 field
<span class=
"field">VPN
</span> must be set to an object of
632 type
<span class=
"type">VPN
</span> containing the following fields:
635 <dl class=
"field_list">
636 <dt class=
"field">AutoConnect
</dt>
638 <span class=
"field_meta">
639 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
640 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
642 Indicating that the network should be connected to automatically.
645 <dt class=
"field">Host
</dt>
647 <span class=
"field_meta">
649 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
651 Host name or IP address of server to connect to. The only scenario that
652 does not require a host is a VPN that encrypts but does not tunnel
653 traffic. Standalone IPsec (v1 or v2, cert or PSK based -- this is not the
654 same as L2TP over IPsec) is one such setup. For all other types of VPN,
655 the
<span class=
"field">Host
</span> field is required.
658 <dt class=
"field">IPsec
</dt>
660 <span class=
"field_meta">
661 (required if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> is
662 <span class=
"value">IPsec
</span> or
663 <span class=
"value">L2TP-IPsec
</span>, otherwise ignored)
664 <span class=
"type">IPsec
</span>
666 IPsec layer settings.
669 <dt class=
"field">L2TP
</dt>
671 <span class=
"field_meta">
672 (required if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> is
673 <span class=
"value">L2TP-IPsec
</span>, otherwise ignored)
674 <span class=
"type">L2TP
</span>
679 <dt class=
"field">OpenVPN
</dt>
681 <span class=
"field_meta">
682 (required if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> is
683 <span class=
"value">OpenVPN
</span>, otherwise ignored)
684 <span class=
"type">OpenVPN
</span>
689 <dt class=
"field">Type
</dt>
691 <span class=
"field_meta">
693 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
696 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
697 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">IPsec
</span>,
698 <span class=
"value">L2TP-IPsec
</span>, and
699 <span class=
"value">OpenVPN
</span>.
706 <h1>IPsec-based VPN types
</h1>
708 The
<span class=
"type">IPsec
</span> type contains the following:
711 <dl class=
"field_list">
712 <dt class=
"field">AuthenticationType
</dt>
714 <span class=
"field_meta">
716 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
719 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
720 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">PSK
</span> and
721 <span class=
"value">Cert
</span>. If
<span class=
"value">Cert
</span> is used,
<span class=
"field">ClientCertType
</span> and
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> (or the deprecated
<span class=
"field">ServerCARef
</span>) must be set.
725 <dt class=
"field">ClientCertPattern
</dt>
727 <span class=
"field_meta">
728 (required if
<span class=
"field">ClientCertType
</span>
729 is
<span class=
"value">Pattern
</span>, otherwise ignored)
730 <span class=
"type">CertificatePattern
</span>
732 Pattern describing the client certificate.
735 <dt class=
"field">ClientCertRef
</dt>
737 <span class=
"field_meta">
738 (required if
<span class=
"field">ClientCertType
</span>
739 is
<span class=
"value">Ref
</span>, otherwise ignored)
740 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
742 Reference to client certificate stored in certificate section.
745 <dt class=
"field">ClientCertType
</dt>
747 <span class=
"field_meta">
748 (required if
<span class=
"field">AuthenticationType
</span>
749 is
<span class=
"value">Cert
</span>, otherwise ignored)
750 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
753 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
754 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">Ref
</span> and
755 <span class=
"value">Pattern
</span>
759 <dt class=
"field">EAP
</dt>
761 <span class=
"field_meta">
762 (optional if
<span class=
"field">IKEVersion
</span> is
2, otherwise
764 <span class=
"type">EAP
</span>
766 Indicating that EAP authentication should be used with the provided
770 <dt class=
"field">Group
</dt>
772 <span class=
"field_meta">
773 (optional if
<span class=
"field">IKEVersion
</span> is
1, otherwise
775 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
777 Group name used for machine authentication.
780 <dt class=
"field">IKEVersion
</dt>
782 <span class=
"field_meta">
784 <span class=
"type">integer
</span>
786 Version of IKE protocol to use.
789 <dt class=
"field">PSK
</dt>
791 <span class=
"field_meta">
792 (optional if
<span class=
"field">AuthenticationType
</span>
793 is
<span class=
"value">PSK
</span>, otherwise ignored)
794 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
796 Pre-Shared Key. If not specified, user is prompted at time of
800 <dt class=
"field">SaveCredentials
</dt>
802 <span class=
"field_meta">
803 (optional if
<span class=
"field">AuthenticationType
</span>
804 is
<span class=
"value">PSK
</span>, otherwise ignored, defaults
805 to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
806 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
808 If
<span class=
"value">false
</span>, require user to enter credentials
809 (PSK) each time they connect.
812 <dt class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</dt>
814 <span class=
"field_meta">
815 (optional if
<span class=
"field">AuthenticationType
</span>
816 is
<span class=
"value">Cert
</span>, otherwise rejected)
817 <span class=
"type">array of string
</span>
819 Non-empty list of references to CA certificates in
<span class=
"field">Certificates
</span> to be used for verifying the host's certificate chain. At least one of the CA certificates must match. If this field is set,
<span class=
"field">ServerCARef
</span> must be unset.
822 <dt class=
"field">ServerCARef
</dt>
824 <span class=
"field_meta">
825 (optional if
<span class=
"field">AuthenticationType
</span>
826 is
<span class=
"value">Cert
</span>, otherwise rejected)
827 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
829 DEPRECATED, use
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> instead.
<br/>
830 Reference to a CA certificate in
<span class=
"field">Certificates
</span>. Certificate authority to use for verifying connection. If this field is set,
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> must be unset.
833 <dt class=
"field">XAUTH
</dt>
835 <span class=
"field_meta">
836 (optional if
<span class=
"field">IKEVersion
</span> is
1, otherwise
838 <span class=
"type">XAUTH
</span>
840 Describing XAUTH credentials. XAUTH is not used if this object is not
846 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
847 If
<span class=
"field">AuthenticationType
</span> is set to
<span class=
"value">Cert
</span>,
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> or
<span class=
"field">ServerCARef
</span> must be set.
851 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
852 At most one of
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> and
<span class=
"field">ServerCARef
</span> can be set.
856 <span class=
"type">L2TP
</span> type contains the following:
859 <dl class=
"field_list">
860 <dt class=
"field">Password
</dt>
862 <span class=
"field_meta">
864 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
866 User authentication password. If not specified, user is prompted at time
870 <dt class=
"field">SaveCredentials
</dt>
872 <span class=
"field_meta">
873 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
874 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
876 If
<span class=
"value">false
</span>, require user to enter credentials
877 each time they connect.
880 <dt class=
"field">Username
</dt>
882 <span class=
"field_meta">
884 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
886 User identity. This value is subject to string expansions. If not
887 specified, user is prompted at time of connection.
892 <span class=
"type">XAUTH
</span> type contains the following:
895 <dl class=
"field_list">
896 <dt class=
"field">Password
</dt>
898 <span class=
"field_meta">
900 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
902 XAUTH password. If not specified, user is prompted at time of
906 <dt class=
"field">SaveCredentials
</dt>
908 <span class=
"field_meta">
909 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
910 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
912 If
<span class=
"value">false
</span>, require user to enter credentials
913 each time they connect.
916 <dt class=
"field">Username
</dt>
918 <span class=
"field_meta">
920 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
922 XAUTH user name. This value is subject to string expansions. If not
923 specified, user is prompted at time of connection.
928 <h1>IPsec IKE v1 VPN connections
</h1>
930 <span class=
"field">VPN.Type
</span> must
931 be
<span class=
"value">IPsec
</span>,
<span class=
"field">IKEVersion
</span>
932 must be
1. Do not use this for L2TP over IPsec. This may be used for
933 machine-authentication-only IKEv1 or for IKEv1 with XAUTH. See
934 the
<span class=
"type">IPsec
</span> type described below.
939 <h1>IPsec IKE v2 VPN connections
</h1>
941 <span class=
"field">VPN.Type
</span> must
942 be
<span class=
"value">IPsec
</span>,
<span class=
"field">IKEVersion
</span>
943 must be
2. This may be used with EAP-based user authentication.
948 <h1>L2TP over IPsec VPN connections
</h1>
950 There are two major configurations L2TP over IPsec which depend on how IPsec
951 is authenticated. In either case
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> must be
952 <span class=
"value">L2TP-IPsec
</span>. They are described below.
956 L2TP over IPsec with pre-shared key:
960 <li>The field
<span class=
"field">IPsec
</span> must be present and have the
963 <li><span class=
"field">IKEVersion
</span> must be
1.
</li>
964 <li><span class=
"field">AuthenticationType
</span> must be PSK.
</li>
965 <li><span class=
"field">XAUTH
</span> must not be set.
</li>
968 <li>The field
<span class=
"field">L2TP
</span> must be present.
</li>
975 <h1>OpenVPN connections and types
</h1>
977 <span class=
"field">VPN.Type
</span> must be
978 <span class=
"value">OpenVPN
</span>.
982 <span class=
"type">OpenVPN
</span> type contains the following:
985 <dl class=
"field_list">
986 <dt class=
"field">Auth
</dt>
988 <span class=
"field_meta">
989 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">SHA1
</span>)
990 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
994 <dt class=
"field">AuthRetry
</dt>
996 <span class=
"field_meta">
997 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">none
</span>)
998 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1001 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
1002 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">none
</span>,
1003 <span class=
"value">nointeract
</span>, and
1004 <span class=
"value">interact
</span>.
1006 Controls how OpenVPN responds to username/password verification
1007 errors:
<br> Either fail with error on retry
1008 (
<span class=
"value">none
</span>), retry without asking for authentication
1009 (
<span class=
"value">nointeract
</span>), or ask again for authentication
1010 each time (
<span class=
"value">interact
</span>).
1013 <dt class=
"field">AuthNoCache
</dt>
1015 <span class=
"field_meta">
1016 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
1017 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
1019 Disable caching of credentials in memory.
1022 <dt class=
"field">Cipher
</dt>
1024 <span class=
"field_meta">
1025 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">BF-CBC
</span>)
1026 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1031 <dt class=
"field">ClientCertRef
</dt>
1033 <span class=
"field_meta">
1034 (required if
<span class=
"field">ClientCertType
</span> is
1035 <span class=
"value">Ref
</span>, otherwise ignored)
1036 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1038 Reference to client certificate stored in certificate section.
1041 <dt class=
"field">ClientCertPattern
</dt>
1043 <span class=
"field_meta">
1044 (required if
<span class=
"field">ClientCertType
</span> is
1045 <span class=
"value">Pattern
</span>, otherwise ignored)
1046 <span class=
"type">CertificatePattern
</span>
1048 Pattern to use to find the client certificate.
1051 <dt class=
"field">ClientCertType
</dt>
1053 <span class=
"field_meta">
1055 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1058 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
1059 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">Ref
</span>,
1060 <span class=
"value">Pattern
</span>, and
<span class=
"value">None
</span>.
1062 <span class=
"value">None
</span> implies that the server is configured to
1063 not require client certificates.
1066 <dt class=
"field">CompLZO
</dt>
1068 <span class=
"field_meta">
1069 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">adaptive
</span>)
1070 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1072 Decides to fast LZO compression with
<span class=
"value">true
</span>
1073 and
<span class=
"value">false
</span> as other values.
1076 <dt class=
"field">CompNoAdapt
</dt>
1078 <span class=
"field_meta">
1079 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
1080 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
1082 Disables adaptive compression.
1085 <dt class=
"field">IgnoreDefaultRoute
</dt>
1087 <span class=
"field_meta">
1088 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
1089 <span class=
"type">bool
</span>
1091 Omits a default route to the VPN gateway while the connection is active.
1092 By default, the client creates a default route to the gateway address
1093 advertised by the VPN server. Setting this value to
1094 <span class=
"value">true
</span> will allow split tunnelling for
1095 configurations where the VPN server omits explicit default routes.
1096 This is roughly equivalent to omitting
"redirect-gateway" OpenVPN client
1097 configuration option. If the server pushes a
"redirect-gateway"
1098 configuration flag to the client, this option is ignored.
1101 <dt class=
"field">KeyDirection
</dt>
1103 <span class=
"field_meta">
1105 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1107 Passed as --key-direction.
1110 <dt class=
"field">NsCertType
</dt>
1112 <span class=
"field_meta">
1114 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1116 If set, checks peer certificate type. Should only be set
1117 to
<span class=
"value">server
</span> if set.
1120 <dt class=
"field">Password
</dt>
1122 <span class=
"field_meta">
1124 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1126 XAUTH password. If not specified, user is prompted at time of connection.
1129 <dt class=
"field">Port
</dt>
1131 <span class=
"field_meta">
1132 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">1194</span>)
1133 <span class=
"type">integer
</span>
1135 Port for connecting to server.
1138 <dt class=
"field">Proto
</dt>
1140 <span class=
"field_meta">
1141 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">udp
</span>)
1142 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1144 Protocol for communicating with server.
1147 <dt class=
"field">PushPeerInfo
</dt>
1149 <span class=
"field_meta">
1150 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
1151 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
1155 <dt class=
"field">RemoteCertEKU
</dt>
1157 <span class=
"field_meta">
1159 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1161 Require that the peer certificate was signed with this explicit extended
1162 key usage in oid notation.
1165 <dt class=
"field">RemoteCertKU
</dt>
1167 <span class=
"field_meta">
1168 (optional, defaults to [])
1169 <span class=
"type">array of string
</span>
1171 Require the given array of key usage numbers. These are strings that are
1172 hex encoded numbers.
1175 <dt class=
"field">RemoteCertTLS
</dt>
1177 <span class=
"field_meta">
1178 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">server
</span>)
1179 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1182 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
1183 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">none
</span> and
1184 <span class=
"value">server
</span>.
1186 Require peer certificate signing based on RFC3280 TLS rules.
1189 <dt class=
"field">RenegSec
</dt>
1191 <span class=
"field_meta">
1192 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">3600</span>)
1193 <span class=
"type">integer
</span>
1195 Renegotiate data channel key after this number of seconds.
1198 <dt class=
"field">SaveCredentials
</dt>
1200 <span class=
"field_meta">
1201 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
1202 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
1204 If
<span class=
"value">false
</span>, require user to enter credentials
1205 each time they connect.
1208 <dt class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</dt>
1210 <span class=
"field_meta">
1212 <span class=
"type">array of string
</span>
1214 Non-empty list of references to CA certificates in
<span class=
"field">Certificates
</span> to be used for verifying the host's certificate chain. At least one of the CA certificates must match. See also OpenVPN's command line option
"--ca". If this field is set,
<span class=
"field">ServerCARef
</span> must be unset.
1217 <dt class=
"field">ServerCARef
</dt>
1219 <span class=
"field_meta">
1221 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1223 DEPRECATED, use
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> instead.
<br/>
1224 Reference to a CA certificate in
<span class=
"field">Certificates
</span>. Certificate authority to use for verifying connection. If this field is set,
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> must be unset.
1227 <dt class=
"field">ServerCertRef
</dt>
1229 <span class=
"field_meta">
1231 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1233 Reference to a certificate. Peer's signed certificate.
1236 <dt class=
"field">ServerPollTimeout
</dt>
1238 <span class=
"field_meta">
1240 <span class=
"type">integer
</span>
1242 Spend no more than this number of seconds before trying the next server.
1245 <dt class=
"field">Shaper
</dt>
1247 <span class=
"field_meta">
1249 <span class=
"type">integer
</span>
1251 If not specified no bandwidth limiting, otherwise limit bandwidth of
1252 outgoing tunnel data to this number of bytes per second.
1255 <dt class=
"field">StaticChallenge
</dt>
1257 <span class=
"field_meta">
1259 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1261 String is used in static challenge response. Note that echoing is always
1265 <dt class=
"field">TLSAuthContents
</dt>
1267 <span class=
"field_meta">
1269 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1271 If not set, tls auth is not used. If set, this is the TLS Auth key
1272 contents (usually starts with
"-----BEGIN OpenVPN Static Key..."
1275 <dt class=
"field">TLSRemote
</dt>
1277 <span class=
"field_meta">
1279 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1281 If set, only allow connections to server hosts with X509 name or common
1282 name equal to this string.
1285 <dt class=
"field">Username
</dt>
1287 <span class=
"field_meta">
1289 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1291 OpenVPN user name. This value is subject to string expansions. If not
1292 specified, user is prompted at time of connection.
1295 <dt class=
"field">Verb
</dt>
1297 <span class=
"field_meta">
1299 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1301 Verbosity level, defaults to OpenVpn's default if not specified.
1304 <dt class=
"field">VerifyHash
</dt>
1306 <span class=
"field_meta">
1308 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1310 If set, this value is passed as the
"--verify-hash" argument to OpenVPN,
1311 which specifies the SHA1 fingerprint for the level-
1 certificate.
1314 <dt class=
"field">VerifyX509
</dt>
1316 <span class=
"field_meta">
1318 <span class=
"type">VerifyX509
</span>
1320 If set, the
"--verify-x509-name" argument is passed to OpenVPN with the values of this object and only connections will be accepted if a host's X
.509 name is equal to the given name.
1325 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
1326 At most one of
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> and
<span class=
"field">ServerCARef
</span> can be set.
1330 <span class=
"type">VerifyX509
</span> type contains the following:
1332 <dl class=
"field_list">
1333 <dt class=
"field">Name
</dt>
1335 <span class=
"field_meta">
1337 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1339 The name that the host's X
.509 name is compared to. Which host name is compared depends on the value of
<span class=
"field">Type
</span>.
1342 <dt class=
"field">Type
</dt>
1344 <span class=
"field_meta">
1346 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1348 Determines which of the host's X
.509 names will be verified. Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">name
</span>,
<span class=
"value">name-prefix
</span> and
<span class=
"value">subject
</span>. See OpenVPN's documentation for
"--verify-x509-name" for the meaning of each value. Defaults to OpenVPN's default if not specified.
1357 <h1>Client certificate patterns
</h1>
1359 In order to allow clients to securely key their private keys and request
1360 certificates through PKCS#
10 format or through a web flow, we provide
1361 alternative CertificatePattern types. The
1362 <span class=
"type">CertificatePattern
</span> type contains the following:
1365 <dl class=
"field_list">
1366 <dt class=
"field">IssuerCARef
</dt>
1368 <span class=
"field_meta">
1370 <span class=
"type">array of string
</span>
1372 Array of references to certificates. At least one must have signed the
1376 <dt class=
"field">Issuer
</dt>
1378 <span class=
"field_meta">
1380 <span class=
"type">IssuerSubjectPattern
</span>
1382 Pattern to match the issuer X
.509 settings against. If not specified, the
1383 only checks done will be a signature check against
1384 the
<span class=
"field">IssuerCARef
</span> field. Issuer of the
1385 certificate must match this field exactly to match the pattern.
1388 <dt class=
"field">Subject
</dt>
1390 <span class=
"field_meta">
1392 <span class=
"type">IssuerSubjectPattern
</span>
1394 Pattern to match the subject X
.509 settings against. If not specified, the
1395 subject settings are not checked and any certificate matches. Subject of
1396 the certificate must match this field exactly to match the pattern.
1399 <dt class=
"field">EnrollmentURI
</dt>
1401 <span class=
"field_meta">
1403 <span class=
"type">array of string
</span>
1405 If no certificate matches this CertificatePattern, the first URI from this
1406 array with a recognized scheme is navigated to, with the intention this
1407 informs the user how to either get the certificate or gets the certificate
1408 for the user. For instance, the array may be [
1409 "chrome-extension://asakgksjssjwwkeielsjs/fetch-client-cert.html",
1410 "http://intra/connecting-to-wireless.html" ] so that for Chrome browsers a
1411 Chrome app or extension is shown to the user, but for other browsers, a
1417 The
<span class=
"type">IssuerSubjectPattern
</span> type contains the
1421 <dl class=
"field_list">
1422 <dt class=
"field">CommonName
</dt>
1424 <span class=
"field_meta">
1426 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1428 Certificate subject's commonName must match this string if present.
1431 <dt class=
"field">Locality
</dt>
1433 <span class=
"field_meta">
1435 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1437 Certificate subject's location must match this string if present.
1440 <dt class=
"field">Organization
</dt>
1442 <span class=
"field_meta">
1444 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1446 At least one of certificate subject's organizations must match this string
1450 <dt class=
"field">OrganizationalUnit
</dt>
1452 <span class=
"field_meta">
1454 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1456 At least one of certificate subject's organizational units must match this
1462 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
1463 One field in
<span class=
"field">Subject
</span>,
1464 <span class=
"field">Issuer
</span>, or
<span class=
"field">IssuerCARef
</span>
1465 must be given for a
<span class=
"type">CertificatePattern
</span> typed field
1470 For a certificate to be considered matching, it must match all
1471 the fields in the certificate pattern. If multiple certificates match, the
1472 certificate with the latest issue date that is still in the past, and hence
1473 valid, will be used.
1477 If
<span class=
"field">EnrollmentURI
</span> is not given and no match is
1478 found to this pattern, the importing tool may show an error to the user.
1483 <h1>Proxy settings
</h1>
1485 Every network can be configured to use a
1486 proxy. The
<span class=
"type">ProxySettings
</span> type contains the
1490 <dl class=
"field_list">
1491 <dt class=
"field">Type
</dt>
1493 <span class=
"field_meta">
1495 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1498 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
1499 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">Direct
</span>,
1500 <span class=
"value">Manual
</span>,
<span class=
"value">PAC
</span>, and
1501 <span class=
"value">WPAD
</span>.
1503 <span class=
"value">PAC
</span> indicates Proxy Auto-Configuration.
1504 <span class=
"value">WPAD
</span> indicates Web Proxy Autodiscovery.
1507 <dt class=
"field">Manual
</dt>
1509 <span class=
"field_meta">
1510 (required if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span>
1511 is
<span class=
"value">Manual
</span>, otherwise ignored)
1512 <span class=
"type">ManualProxySettings
</span>
1514 Manual proxy settings.
1517 <dt class=
"field">ExcludeDomains
</dt>
1519 <span class=
"field_meta">
1520 (optional if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span>
1521 is
<span class=
"value">Manual
</span>, otherwise ignored)
1522 <span class=
"type">array of string
</span>
1524 Domains and hosts for which to exclude proxy settings.
1527 <dt class=
"field">PAC
</dt>
1529 <span class=
"field_meta">
1530 (required if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> is
1531 <span class=
"value">PAC
</span>, otherwise ignored)
1532 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1534 URL of proxy auto-config file.
1539 The
<span class=
"type">ManualProxySettings
</span> type contains the
1543 <dl class=
"field_list">
1544 <dt class=
"field">HTTPProxy
</dt>
1546 <span class=
"field_meta">
1548 <span class=
"type">ProxyLocation
</span>
1550 settings for HTTP proxy.
1553 <dt class=
"field">SecureHTTPProxy
</dt>
1555 <span class=
"field_meta">
1557 <span class=
"type">ProxyLocation
</span>
1559 settings for secure HTTP proxy.
1562 <dt class=
"field">FTPProxy
</dt>
1564 <span class=
"field_meta">
1566 <span class=
"type">ProxyLocation
</span>
1568 settings for FTP proxy
1571 <dt class=
"field">SOCKS
</dt>
1573 <span class=
"field_meta">
1575 <span class=
"type">ProxyLocation
</span>
1577 settings for SOCKS proxy.
1582 The
<span class=
"type">ProxyLocation
</span> type contains the following:
1585 <dl class=
"field_list">
1586 <dt class=
"field">Host
</dt>
1588 <span class=
"field_meta">
1590 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1592 Host (or IP address) to use for proxy
1595 <dt class=
"field">Port
</dt>
1597 <span class=
"field_meta">
1599 <span class=
"type">integer
</span>
1601 Port to use for proxy
1607 <h1>EAP configurations
</h1>
1609 For networks with
802.1X authentication, an
<span class=
"type">EAP
</span>
1610 type exists to configure the
1611 authentication. The
<span class=
"type">EAP
</span> type contains the
1615 <dl class=
"field_list">
1616 <dt class=
"field">AnonymousIdentity
</dt>
1618 <span class=
"field_meta">
1619 (optional if
<span class=
"field">Outer
</span> is
1620 <span class=
"value">PEAP
</span> or
<span class=
"value">EAP-TTLS
</span>,
1622 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1624 For tunnelling protocols only, this indicates the identity of the user
1625 presented to the outer protocol. This value is subject to string
1626 expansions. If not specified, use empty string.
1629 <dt class=
"field">ClientCertPattern
</dt>
1631 <span class=
"field_meta">
1632 (required if
<span class=
"field">ClientCertType
</span> is
1633 <span class=
"value">Pattern
</span>, otherwise ignored)
1634 <span class=
"type">CertificatePattern
</span>
1636 Pattern to use to find the client certificate.
1639 <dt class=
"field">ClientCertRef
</dt>
1641 <span class=
"field_meta">
1642 (required if
<span class=
"field">ClientCertType
</span> is
1643 <span class=
"value">Ref
</span>, otherwise ignored)
1644 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1646 Reference to client certificate stored in certificate section.
1649 <dt class=
"field">ClientCertType
</dt>
1651 <span class=
"field_meta">
1652 (optional)
<span class=
"type">string
</span>
1655 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
1656 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">Ref
</span>, and
1657 <span class=
"value">Pattern
</span>.
1661 <dt class=
"field">Identity
</dt>
1663 <span class=
"field_meta">
1665 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1667 Identity of user. For tunneling outer protocols
1668 (
<span class=
"value">PEAP
</span>,
<span class=
"value">EAP-TTLS
</span>, and
1669 <span class=
"value">EAP-FAST
</span>), this is used to authenticate inside
1670 the tunnel, and
<span class=
"field">AnonymousIdentity
</span> is used for
1671 the EAP identity outside the tunnel. For non-tunneling outer protocols,
1672 this is used for the EAP identity. This value is subject to string
1676 <dt class=
"field">Inner
</dt>
1678 <span class=
"field_meta">
1679 (optional if
<span class=
"field">Outer
</span> is
1680 <span class=
"value">EAP-FAST
</span>,
<span class=
"value">EAP-TTLS
</span>
1681 or
<span class=
"value">PEAP
</span>, otherwise ignored, defaults to
1682 <span class=
"value">Automatic
</span>)
1683 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1686 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
1687 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">Automatic
</span>,
1688 <span class=
"value">MD5
</span>,
<span class=
"value">MSCHAPv2
</span>,
1689 <span class=
"value">EAP-MSCHAPv2
</span>, and
1690 <span class=
"value">PAP
</span>.
1692 For tunneling outer protocols.
1695 <dt class=
"field">Outer
</dt>
1697 <span class=
"field_meta">
1699 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1702 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
1703 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">LEAP
</span>,
1704 <span class=
"value">EAP-AKA
</span>,
<span class=
"value">EAP-FAST
</span>,
1705 <span class=
"value">EAP-TLS
</span>,
<span class=
"value">EAP-TTLS
</span>,
1706 <span class=
"value">EAP-SIM
</span> and
<span class=
"value">PEAP
</span>.
1710 <dt class=
"field">Password
</dt>
1712 <span class=
"field_meta">
1714 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1716 Password of user. If not specified, defaults to prompting the user.
1719 <dt class=
"field">SaveCredentials
</dt>
1721 <span class=
"field_meta">
1722 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
1723 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
1725 If
<span class=
"value">false
</span>, require user to enter credentials
1726 each time they connect. Specifying
<span class=
"field">Identity
</span>
1727 and/or
<span class=
"field">Password
</span> when
1728 <span class=
"field">SaveCredentials
</span> is
1729 <span class=
"value">false
</span> is not allowed.
1732 <dt class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</dt>
1734 <span class=
"field_meta">
1736 <span class=
"type">array of string
</span>
1738 Non-empty list of references to CA certificates in
<span class=
"field">Certificates
</span> to be used for verifying the host's certificate chain. At least one of the CA certificates must match. If this field is set,
<span class=
"field">ServerCARef
</span> must be unset. If neither
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> nor
<span class=
"field">ServerCARef
</span> is set, the client does not check that the server certificate is signed by a specific CA. A verification using the system's CA certificates may still apply. See
<span class=
"field">UseSystemCAs
</span> for this.
1741 <dt class=
"field">ServerCARef
</dt>
1743 <span class=
"field_meta">
1745 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1747 DEPRECATED, use
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> instead.
<br/>
1748 Reference to a CA certificate in
<span class=
"field">Certificates
</span>. If this field is set,
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> must be unset. If neither
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> nor
<span class=
"field">ServerCARef
</span> is set, the client does not check that the server certificate is signed by a specific CA. A verification using the system's CA certificates may still apply. See
<span class=
"field">UseSystemCAs
</span> for this.
1751 <dt class=
"field">UseSystemCAs
</dt>
1753 <span class=
"field_meta">
1754 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">true
</span>)
1755 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
1757 Required server certificate to be signed by
"system default certificate
1758 authorities". If both
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> (or
<span class=
"field">ServerCARef
</span>)
1759 and
<span class=
"field">UseSystemCAs
</span> are supplied, a server
1760 certificate will be allowed if it either has a chain of trust to a system
1761 CA or to one of the given CA certificates. If
<span class=
"field">UseSystemCAs
</span>
1762 is
<span class=
"value">false
</span>, and no
<span class=
"field">ServerCARef
</span> is set, the certificate
1763 must be a self signed certificate, and no CA signature is required.
1768 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
1769 At most one of
<span class=
"field">ServerCARefs
</span> and
<span class=
"field">ServerCARef
</span> can be set.
1774 <h1>Cellular Networks
</h1>
1776 This format will eventually also cover configuration of cellular network
1777 technologies, however they are currently not supported.
1782 <h1>Bluetooth / WiFi Direct Networks
</h1>
1784 This format will eventually also cover configuration of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
1785 Direct network technologies, however they are currently not supported.
1792 <h1>Certificates
</h1>
1794 Certificate data is stored in a separate section. Each certificate may be
1795 referenced from within the NetworkConfigurations array using a certificate
1796 reference. A certificate reference is its GUID.
1800 The top-level field
<span class=
"field">Certificates
</span> is an array of
1801 objects of
<span class=
"type">Certificate
</span> type.
1805 The
<span class=
"type">Certificate
</span> type contains the following:
1808 <dl class=
"field_list">
1809 <dt class=
"field">GUID
</dt>
1811 <span class=
"field_meta">
1813 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1815 A unique identifier for this certificate. Must be a non-empty string.
1818 <dt class=
"field">PKCS12
</dt>
1820 <span class=
"field_meta">
1821 (required if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> is
1822 <span class=
"value">Client
</span>, otherwise ignored)
1823 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1824 </span> For certificates with
1825 private keys, this is the base64 encoding of the a PKCS#
12 file.
1828 <dt class=
"field">Remove
</dt>
1830 <span class=
"field_meta">
1831 (optional, defaults to
<span class=
"value">false
</span>)
1832 <span class=
"type">boolean
</span>
1834 If
<span class=
"value">true
</span>, remove this certificate (only GUID
1838 <dt class=
"field">TrustBits
</dt>
1840 <span class=
"field_meta">
1841 (optional if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span>
1842 is
<span class=
"value">Server
</span>
1843 or
<span class=
"value">Authority
</span>, otherwise ignored, defaults to
1845 <span class=
"type">array of string
</span>
1847 An array of trust flags. Clients should ignore unknown flags. For
1848 backwards compatibility, each flag should only increase the trust and
1849 never restrict. The trust flag
<span class=
"value">Web
</span> implies that
1850 the certificate is to be trusted for HTTPS SSL identification. A typical
1851 web certificate authority would have
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> set
1852 to
<span class=
"value">Authority
</span> and
1853 <span class=
"field">TrustBits
</span> set to
1854 <span class=
"snippet">[
"Web"]
</span>.
1857 <dt class=
"field">Type
</dt>
1859 <span class=
"field_meta">
1860 (required if
<span class=
"field">Remove
</span> is
1861 <span class=
"value">false
</span>, otherwise ignored)
1862 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1865 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
1866 Allowed values are
<span class=
"value">Client
</span>,
1867 <span class=
"value">Server
</span>, and
1868 <span class=
"value">Authority
</span>.
1870 <span class=
"value">Client
</span> indicates the certificate is for
1871 identifying the user or device over HTTPS or for
1872 VPN/
802.1X.
<span class=
"value">Server
</span> indicates the certificate
1873 identifies an HTTPS or VPN/
802.1X peer.
1874 <span class=
"value">Authority
</span> indicates the certificate is a
1875 certificate authority and any certificates it issues should be
1876 trusted. Note that if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> disagrees with the
1877 x509 v3 basic constraints or key usage attributes, the
1878 <span class=
"field">Type
</span> field should be honored.
1881 <dt class=
"field">X509
</dt>
1883 <span class=
"field_meta">
1884 (required if
<span class=
"field">Type
</span> is
1885 <span class=
"value">Server
</span> or
1886 <span class=
"value">Authority
</span>, otherwise ignored)
1887 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1888 </span> For certificate
1889 without private keys, this is the X509 certificate in PEM format.
1894 The passphrase of the PKCS#
12 encoding must be empty. Encryption of key data
1895 should be handled at the level of the entire file, or the transport of the
1900 If a global-scoped network connection refers to a user-scoped certificate,
1901 results are undefined, so this configuration should be prohibited by the
1902 configuration editor.
1909 <h1>Encrypted Configuration
</h1>
1911 We assume that when this format is imported as part of policy that
1912 file-level encryption will not be necessary because the policy transport is
1913 already encrypted, but when it is imported as a standalone file, it is
1914 desirable to encrypt it. Since this file has private information (user
1915 names) and secrets (passphrases and private keys) in it, and we want it to
1916 be usable as a manual way to distribute network configuration, we must
1921 For this standalone export, the entire file will be encrypted in a symmetric
1922 fashion with a passphrase stretched using salted PBKDF2 using at least
20000
1923 iterations, and encrypted using an AES-
256 CBC mode cipher with an SHA-
1
1924 HMAC on the ciphertext.
1928 An encrypted ONC file's top level object will have the
1929 <span class=
"type">EncryptedConfiguration
</span>
1930 type.
<span class=
"type">EncryptedConfiguration
</span> type contains the
1934 <dl class=
"field_list">
1935 <dt class=
"field">Cipher
</dt>
1937 <span class=
"field_meta">
1939 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1941 The type of cipher used. Currently only
<span class=
"value">AES256
</span>
1945 <dt class=
"field">Ciphertext
</dt>
1947 <span class=
"field_meta">
1949 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1951 The raw ciphertext of the encrypted ONC file, base64 encoded.
1954 <dt class=
"field">HMAC
</dt>
1956 <span class=
"field_meta">
1958 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1960 The HMAC for the ciphertext, base64 encoded.
1963 <dt class=
"field">HMACMethod
</dt>
1965 <span class=
"field_meta">
1967 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1969 The method used to compute the Hash-based Message Authentication Code
1970 (HMAC). Currently only
<span class=
"value">SHA1
</span> is supported.
1973 <dt class=
"field">Salt
</dt>
1975 <span class=
"field_meta">
1977 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1979 The salt value used during key stretching.
1982 <dt class=
"field">Stretch
</dt>
1984 <span class=
"field_meta">
1986 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
1988 The key stretching algorithm used. Currently
1989 only
<span class=
"value">PBKDF2
</span> is supported.
1992 <dt class=
"field">Iterations
</dt>
1994 <span class=
"field_meta">
1996 <span class=
"type">integer
</span>
1998 The number of iterations to use during key stretching.
2001 <dt class=
"field">IV
</dt>
2003 <span class=
"field_meta">
2005 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
2007 The initial vector (IV) used for Cyclic Block Cipher (CBC) mode, base64
2011 <dt class=
"field">Type
</dt>
2013 <span class=
"field_meta">
2015 <span class=
"type">string
</span>
2017 The type of the ONC file, which must be set
2018 to
<span class=
"value">EncryptedConfiguration
</span>.
2023 <span class=
"rule_id"></span>
2024 When decrypted, the ciphertext must contain a JSON object of
2025 type
<span class=
"type">UnencryptedConfiguration
</span>.
2030 <h1>String Expansions
</h1>
2032 The values of some fields, such
2033 as
<span class=
"field">WiFi.EAP.Identity
</span>
2034 and
<span class=
"field">VPN.*.Username
</span>, are subject to string
2035 expansions. These allow one ONC to have basic user-specific variations.
2044 ${LOGIN_ID} - expands to the email address of the user, but before the
2048 ${LOGIN_EMAIL} - expands to the email address of the user.
2053 The following SED would properly handle resolution.
2058 s/\$\{LOGIN_ID\}/bobquail$
1/g
2061 s/\$\{LOGIN_EMAIL\}/bobquail@example.com$
1/g
2066 Example expansions, assuming the user was bobquail@example.com:
2071 "${LOGIN_ID}" -
> "bobquail"
2074 "${LOGIN_ID}@corp.example.com" -
> "bobquail@corp.example.com"
2077 "${LOGIN_EMAIL}" -
> "bobquail@example.com"
2080 "${LOGIN_ID}X" -
> "bobquailX"
2083 "${LOGIN_IDX}" -
> "${LOGIN_IDX}"
2086 "X${LOGIN_ID}" -
> "Xbobquail"
2094 This format should be sent in files ending in the .onc extension. When
2095 transmitted with a MIME type, the MIME type should be
2096 application/x-onc. These two methods make detection of data to be handled in
2097 this format, especially when encryption is used and the payload itself is
2105 <h1>Alternatives considered
</h1>
2107 For the overall format, we considered XML, ASN
.1, and protobufs. JSON and
2108 ASN
.1 seem more widely known than protobufs. Since administrators are
2109 likely to want to tweak settings that will not exist in common UIs, we
2110 should provide a format that is well known and human modifiable. ASN
.1 is
2111 not human modifiable. Protobufs formats are known by open source developers
2112 but seem less likely to be known by administrators. JSON serialization
2113 seems to have good support across languages.
2117 We considered sending the exact connection manager configuration format of
2118 an open source connection manager like connman. There are a few issues
2119 here, for instance, referencing certificates by identifiers not tied to a
2120 particular PKCS#
11 token, and tying to one OS's connection manager.
2127 This format should be sent in files ending in the .onc extension. When
2128 transmitted with a MIME type, the MIME type should be
2129 application/x-onc. These two methods make detection of data to be handled in
2130 this format, especially when encryption is used and the payload itself is
2139 <h1>Simple format example: PEAP/MSCHAPv2 network (per device)
</h1>
2143 "Type":
"UnencryptedConfiguration",
2144 "NetworkConfigurations": [
2146 "GUID":
"{f2c17903-b0e1-8593-b3ca74f977236bd7}",
2150 "AutoConnect": true,
2153 "UseSystemCAs": true
2155 "HiddenSSID": false,
2157 "Security":
"WPA-EAP"
2166 Notice that in this case, we do not provide a username and password - we set
2167 SaveCredentials to
<span class=
"value">false
</span> so we are prompted every
2168 time. We could have passed in username and password - but such a file should
2174 <h1>Complex format example: TLS network with client certs (per device)
</h1>
2178 "Type":
"UnencryptedConfiguration",
2179 "NetworkConfigurations": [
2181 "GUID":
"{00f79111-51e0-e6e0-76b3b55450d80a1b}",
2182 "Name":
"MyTTLSNetwork",
2185 "AutoConnect": false,
2187 "ClientCertPattern": {
2189 "http://fetch-my-certificate.com"
2192 "{6ed8dce9-64c8-d568-d225d7e467e37828}"
2195 "ClientCertType":
"Pattern",
2197 "ServerCARef":
"{6ed8dce9-64c8-d568-d225d7e467e37828}",
2198 "UseSystemCAs": true
2200 "HiddenSSID": false,
2201 "SSID":
"MyTTLSNetwork",
2202 "Security":
"WPA-EAP"
2208 "GUID":
"{6ed8dce9-64c8-d568-d225d7e467e37828}",
2209 "Type":
"Authority",
2210 "X509":
"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"
2217 In this example, the client certificate is not sent in the ONC format, but
2218 rather we send a certificate authority which we know will have signed the
2219 client certificate that is needed, along with an enrollment URI to navigate
2220 to if the required certificate is not yet available on the client.
2225 <h1>Simple format example: HTTPS Certificate Authority
</h1>
2228 In this example a new certificate authority is added to be trusted for HTTPS
2229 server authentication.
2234 "Type":
"UnencryptedConfiguration",
2235 "NetworkConfigurations": [],
2238 "GUID":
"{f31f2110-9f5f-61a7-a8bd7c00b94237af}",
2239 "TrustBits": [
"Web" ],
2240 "Type":
"Authority",
2241 "X509":
"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"
2249 <h1>Encrypted format example
</h1>
2252 In this example a simple wireless network is added, but the file is encrypted
2253 with the passphrase
"test0000".
2259 "Ciphertext":
"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",
2260 "HMAC":
"3ylRy5InlhVzFGakJ/9lvGSyVH0=",
2261 "HMACMethod":
"SHA1",
2262 "Iterations":
20000,
2263 "IV":
"hcm6OENfqG6C/TVO6p5a8g==",
2264 "Salt":
"/3O73QadCzA=",
2265 "Stretch":
"PBKDF2",
2266 "Type":
"EncryptedConfiguration"
2274 <h1>Standalone editor
</h1>
2277 The source code for a Chrome packaged app to generate ONC configuration can
2279 <a href=
"https://gerrit.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromiumos/platform/spigots.git;a=tree">"https://gerrit.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromiumos/platform/spigots.git;a=tree"</a>
2284 <h1>Internationalization and Localization
</h1>
2287 UIs will need to have internationalization and localizations - the file
2288 format will remain in English.
2293 <h1>Security Considerations
</h1>
2296 Data stored inside of open network configuration files is highly sensitive
2297 to users and enterprises. The file format itself provides adequate
2298 encryption options to allow standalone use-cases to be secure. For automatic
2299 updates sent by policy, the policy transport should be made secure. The file
2300 should not be stored unencrypted on disk as part of policy fetching and
2301 should be cleared from memory after use.
2306 <h1>Privacy Considerations
</h1>
2309 Similarly to the security considerations, user names will be present in
2310 these files for certain kinds of connections, so any places where the file
2311 is transmitted or saved to disk should be secure. On client device, when
2312 user names for connections that are user-specific are persisted to disk,
2313 they should be stored in a location that is encrypted. Users can also opt in
2314 these cases to not save their user credentials in the config file and will
2315 instead be prompted when they are needed.