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SoftEther VPN

SoftEther VPN is a free open-source, cross-platform, multi-protocol VPN client and VPN server software, developed as part of Daiyuu Nobori's master's thesis research at the University of Tsukuba. VPN protocols such as SSL VPN, L2TP/IPsec, OpenVPN, and Microsoft Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol are provided in a single VPN server. It was released using…

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Interoperability

WindowsLinuxOS XOS X 10.8FreeBSD
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Overview

Open-sourceVPNUniversity of TsukubaL2TPIPsec
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Architecture

ICMPDNSVPN over ICMPWi-Fi
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Available in
English, Japanese and Simplified-Chinese
Developers
Daiyuu Nobori, Tetsuo Sugiyama, Takao Ito, Christopher Smith, Mei Sharie Ann Yamaguchi and other contributors.
License
Apache License 2.0
Operating system
Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Solaris, iOS, Android
Original author
SoftEther VPN Project at the University of Tsukuba
Release
January 4, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-01-04)

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SoftEther VPN

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples188
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
Components1

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SoftEther VPN

Top relations

related to Interoperability · 20
SoftEther VPN → Android, EtherIP, FreeBSD, IPsec, It, L2TP/IPsec, L2TPv3, Linux, Microsoft Secure Socket Tunneling, OpenVPN, OS, Protocol, SoftEther VPN Client, SoftEther VPN Server, Solaris, SSL VPN, SSTP, VPN Bridge, Windows, Windows Phone
related to VPN over ICMP, and VPN over DNS · 16
SoftEther VPN → All VPN, DNS, ICMP, If, In, On, Only ICMP, Some, TCP, The, They, This, UDP, VPN, VPN Server, Wi-Fi
related to Virtual Hub · 14
SoftEther VPN → ACLs, An, Each, Each Virtual Hub, Ethernet, It, Virtual Hub, Virtual Hubs, VPN, VPN Bridges, VPN Clients, VPN Server, When, While
related to VPN Server Manager for Windows · 14
SoftEther VPN → GUI Tool, It, Linux, PC, RPC, SoftEther VPN Bridge, SoftEther VPN Server, SSL, The, The GUI Tool, VPN Bridge, VPN Server, Windows, WINE
related to Command-line admin utility · 13
SoftEther VPN → Bridge, Client, CUI, It, Linux, SoftEther VPN Server, Virtual Hub, Virtual Hubs, VPN, VPN Server, When, Windows, WINE
related to Local Bridge between Virtual Hubs and physical Ethernet segment · 13
SoftEther VPN → After, Ethernet, Local Bridge, Since Virtual Hubs, SoftEther VPN Server, Therefore, This, To, Virtual Hub, Virtual Network Adapters, VPN, VPN Client, VPN Server
related to Parallel transmission mechanism of multiple SSL-VPN tunnels · 13
SoftEther VPN → All, HTTPS, If, In, SoftEther VPN Server, SSL-VPN, TCP, This, VPN, VPN Client, VPN Server, VPN Session, When
related to VPN Server · 13
SoftEther VPN → Additionally, Ethernet, IP, It, SoftEther VPN Server, Virtual Hub, Virtual Hubs, Virtual Layer-3 Switch, Virtual Layer-3 Switches, VPN, VPN Bridge, VPN Client, VPN Server
related to NAT traversal · 12
SoftEther VPN → As, In, Internet, NAT, NAT Traversal, No, SoftEther VPN Client, SoftEther VPN Server, TCP, Traditional VPN, UDP, VPN Server
related to VPN Client · 12
SoftEther VPN → Ethernet, However, L2TP/IPsec, MS-SSTP VPN, OS, Since, SoftEther VPN Client, SoftEther VPN Server, To, VPN, VPN Server, When

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Important terminology

vpn server softether virtual network bridge client ethernet hub connection packets physical local nat windows function administrator layer-3 switch hubs

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SoftEther VPNAvailable inEnglish, Japanese and Simplified-Chinese1.00infobox
SoftEther VPNDevelopersDaiyuu Nobori, Tetsuo Sugiyama, Takao Ito, Christopher Smith, Mei Sharie Ann Yamaguchi and other contributors.1.00infobox
SoftEther VPNLicenseApache License 2.01.00infobox
SoftEther VPNOperating systemWindows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Solaris, iOS, Android1.00infobox
SoftEther VPNOriginal authorSoftEther VPN Project at the University of Tsukuba1.00infobox
SoftEther VPNReleaseJanuary 4, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-01-04)1.00infobox
SoftEther VPNRepositorygithub.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN1.00infobox
SoftEther VPNStable release5.02.5181 / 3 December 2023; 2 years ago (3 December 2023)1.00infobox
SoftEther VPNTypeVPN1.00infobox
SoftEther VPNWebsitewww.softether.org1.00infobox
SoftEther VPNWritten inC and C++1.00infobox
SoftEther VPNis afree open-source0.90text
SoftEther VPNis atransparency for firewalls0.90text

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