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Stunnel
Stunnel is an open-source a proxy service that adds TLS encryption to clients and servers already existing on a VPN network. TLS encryption provided by Stunnel can be used as an additional layer of encryption for data sent by VPN. This procedure increases the security of the established connection and provides higher chances of passing a Deep packet inspection (DPI) check.
For a more in-depth Stunnel configuration example visit this page: [[OpenVPN_over_Stunnel_{{{name}}}|OpenVPN over Stunnel]].
Stunnel Globals
The Stunnel Globals section is used to manage the Stunnel service as a whole. Refer to the figure and table below for information on the fields contained in the Stunnel Globals section.
[[File:{{{file_stunnel_globals}}}]]
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Use alternative config | yes | no; default: no | Turns the possibility to upload an external Stunnel configuration file on or off.if you turn this on, other Stunnel configurations present in the router will become inactive. |
| Upload alternative config | file; default: none | Uploads an Stunnel configuration file. |
Stunnel client/server
To create a new Stunnel instance, go to the Services → VPN → Stunnel section, enter a custom name and click the 'Add' button. An Stunnel instance with the given name will appear in the "Stunnel Configuration" list.
To begin configuration, click the 'Edit' button located next to the instance. Refer to the figure and table below for information on the Stunnel instance's configuration fields:
[[File:{{{file_stunnel_client_server_config}}}]]
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enable | yes | no; default: no | Turns the Stunnel instance on or off. |
| Operating Mode | Server | Client; default: Server | Selects the Stunnel instance's role.
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| Listen IP | ip; default: none | Makes the instance "listen" for incoming connections on the specified IP address. When left empty, the value of this field defaults to localhost (127.0.0.1). |
| Listen Port | integer [0..65535]; default: none | Makes the instance "listen" for incoming connections on the specified TCP port. Make sure you chose a port that is not being used by another service. You will also have to allow traffic on the specified port. You can do this via the Network → Firewall → Traffic Rulles → [[{{{name}}}_Firewall#Open_Ports_On_Router|Open Ports On Router]] section. |
| Connect IP's | ip:port; default: none | IP:Port to listen for VPN connections. When left empty the value of this field is interpreted as localhost. Must contain at least one item. If multiple options are specified, remote address is chosen using a round-robin algorithm. |
| TLS Cipher | None | Secure | Custom; default: None | Packet encryption algorithm cipher. |
| Allowed TLS Ciphers | string; default: none | A list of TLS ciphers accepted for this connection. |
| Application Protocol | Connect | SMTP | Not specified; default: Not specified | This option enables initial, protocol-specific negotiation of the TLS encryption. The protocol option should not be used with TLS encryption on a separate port. |
| Protocol Authentication | Connect: Basic | NTLM; default: Basic SMTP: Plain | Login; default: Plain |
Authentication type for the protocol negotiations. |
| Protocol Domain | string; default: none | Domain for the protocol negotiations. |
| Protocol Host | host:port; default: none | Specifies the final TLS server to be connected to by the proxy, and not the proxy server directly connected by Stunnel. The proxy server should be specified along with the connect option. |
| Protocol Username | string; Default: none | Username for authentication to the protocol negotiations. |
| Protocol Password | string; default: none | Password for authentication to the protocol negotiations. |
| Certificate File | .crt file; default: none | TLS client or server certificate file. |
| Private Key | .key file; default: none | TLS client or server key file. |