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howtos:network_services:checkpoint_snx_client [2015/12/18 15:20 (UTC)] – created xflow7howtos:network_services:checkpoint_snx_client [2022/10/30 18:10 (UTC)] (current) nocturnal.slacker
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 +PLEASE NOTE: This article by [[wiki:user:xflow7 | David R. Williams]] became outdated/obsolete (see Discussion page above for more info). Rui Ribeiro submitted a solution to this. His informative and well done github page is linked below. ~V. T. Eric Layton 103022:1356hrs EDT
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 ====== Using Checkpoint SSL Network Extender (SNX) Client on Slackware ====== ====== Using Checkpoint SSL Network Extender (SNX) Client on Slackware ======
 Checkpoint SSL Network Extender is a thin client used for remote connection to a Checkpoint Security Gateway (([[https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R77/CP_R77_VPN_AdminGuide/14702.htm]])).  It is used, for instance, by corporations to enable secure remote access by employees. Checkpoint SSL Network Extender is a thin client used for remote connection to a Checkpoint Security Gateway (([[https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R77/CP_R77_VPN_AdminGuide/14702.htm]])).  It is used, for instance, by corporations to enable secure remote access by employees.
  
 This article describes how to configure a Slackware system so that you can use the Checkpoint SNX client. This article describes how to configure a Slackware system so that you can use the Checkpoint SNX client.
-===== Requirements ===== +===== Updated Methodology ===== 
-In addition to full Slackware installation, the following additional packages/libraries are required to run the SNX client: + 
-  * Full 32-bit Slackware system or full 64-bit Slackware system [[slackware:multilib|with Eric Hameleers'multilib packages installed]] +Below you will find github link to Rui Ribeiro'information and solutions for Checkpoint utilization:
-  * Linux-PAM - available from [[http://www.slackware.com/~vbatts/pam/]] +
-  * libprelude - source available from [[https://www.prelude-siem.org/]] +
-<note>Vincent has a whole suite of packages for converting all of Slackware's authentication to use Linux-PAM.  For our purposes we only need the Linux-PAM libraries themselves.</note>+
  
-If you are comfortable building/installing these packages, this may be all you need to know.+[[https://github.com/ruyrybeyro/chrootvpn | Checkpoint R80+ VPN Client Chroot Wrapper]]
  
-The remainder of this is devoted to more detailed description of the steps necessary to install the required Linux-PAM and libprelude libraries.  Multilib installation is not covered here as it is well documented [[slackware:multilib|elsewhere]]. 
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 +  * Updated methodology provided by Rui Ribeiro
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