pyvpnc

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pyvpnc is a Python connector for vpnc <http://linux.die.net/man/8/vpnc>_, a Cisco VPN concentrator/router client. The vpnc daemon requires elevated permissions to run; you will be prompted for your admin/sudo password if needed.

Installation ^^^^^^^^^^^^

First, install vpnc. On Debian/Ubuntu::

apt-get install vpnc

On OSX::

brew install vpnc

Then install pyvpnc using pip::

pip install vpnc

Usage ^^^^^

.. code-block:: python

from vpnc import VPNC

vpn_client = VPNC(config={
    "IPSec_ID": "my IPSec ID",
    "IPSec_gateway": "my.gateway.com",
    "IPSec_secret": "my IPSec secret",
    "Xauth_username": "my Xauth username",
    "Xauth_password": "my Xauth password",
    "IKE_Authmode": "psk"
})

with vpn_client.vpn():
    # do stuff on the VPN!

Tests ^^^^^

Unit tests are in the test/ directory.