openvpn-android/README.md

OpenVPN for Android
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Description
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With the new VPNService of Android API level 14+ (Ice Cream Sandwich) it is possible to create a VPN service that does not need root access. This project is a port of OpenVPN.

<a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=de.blinkt.openvpn" target="_blank">
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Developing
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If you want to develop on ics-openvpn please read the [doc/README.txt](https://github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn/blob/master/doc/README.txt) *before* opening issues or emailing me. 

Also please note that before contributing to the project that I would like to retain my ability to relicense the project for different third parties and therefore probably need a contributer's agreement from any contributing party. To get started, [sign the Contributor License Agreement](https://www.clahub.com/agreements/schwabe/ics-openvpn).

You can help
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Even if you are no programmer you can help by translating the OpenVPN client into your native language. [Crowdin provides a free service for non commercial open source projects](https://crowdin.net/project/ics-openvpn/invite) (Fixing/completing existing translations is very welcome as well)

FAQ
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You can find the FAQ here (same as in app): https://ics-openvpn.blinkt.de/FAQ.html

Controlling from external apps
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There is the AIDL API for real controlling (see developing section). Due to high demand also 
acitvies to start/stop, pause/resume (like a user would with the notification)  exists
  
 - `de.blinkt.openvpn.api.DisconnectVPN`
 - `de.blinkt.openvpn.api.ConnectVPN`
 - `de.blinkt.openvpn.api.PauseVPN`
 - `de.blinkt.openvpn.api.ResumeVPN`

They use `de.blinkt.openvpn.api.profileName` as extra for the name of the VPN profile..

Note to administrators
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You make your life and that of your users easier if you embed the certificates into the .ovpn file. You or the users can mail the .ovpn as a attachment to the phone and directly import and use it. Also downloading and importing the file works. The MIME Type should be application/x-openvpn-profile. 

Inline files are supported since OpenVPN 2.1rc1 and documented in the  [OpenVPN 2.3 man page](https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn23ManPage) (under INLINE FILE SUPPORT) 

(Using inline certifaces can also make your life on non-Android platforms easier since you only have one file.)

For example `ca mycafile.pem` becomes
```
  <ca>
  -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
  MIIHPTCCBSWgAwIBAgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQQFADB5MRAwDgYDVQQKEwdSb290
  [...]
  -----END CERTIFICATE-----
  </ca>
```
Footnotes
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Please note that OpenVPN used by this project is under GPLv2. 

If you cannot or do not want to use the Play Store you can [download the apk files directly](http://plai.de/android/).

If you want to donate you can donate to [arne-paypal@rfc2549.org via paypal](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?hosted_button_id=R2M6ZP9AF25LS&cmd=_s-xclick), or alternatively if you believe in fancy Internet money you can use Bitcoin: 1EVWVqpVQFhoFE6gKaqSkfvSNdmLAjcQ9z 

The old official or main repository was a Mercurial (hg) repository at http://code.google.com/p/ics-openvpn/source/

The new Git repository is now at GitHub under https://github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn

Please read the doc/README before asking questions or starting development.