VPN for use with iOS 16.x.x

[nekton181]

SYSTEM INFORMATION
OS type and version	Centos 7
Virtualmin version	7.1

I would like to set up a VPN tunnel from my Virtualmin managed Centos 7 box to my iPhone running 16.1.1.

iOS gives me 3 options for VPN types: IKEv2, IPSec and L2TP.

What is the proper way to set up a VPN server on the Centos machine using Webmin/Virtualmin that will work with one of these tunnel types?

Thanks!

[Joe]

Virtualmin has nothing to do with VPNs.

Which protocol you choose on the client depends on which VPN software you’re using on the server.

As far as I know, Webmin does not have a module for any modern/maintained VPN server, so you’ll be configuring it from the command line, most likely. StrongSwan offers all three of the types you’ve mentioned, as far as I know. I use OpenVPN for my own stuff, but it does not offer any of the above protocols.

[nekton181]

Thanks for clarifying Virtualmin’s role, Joe. I saw an IPSec unused module in Webmin and thought there was a tie in.

Appreciate the tip about StrongSwan as well.

As a newbie, this information is helpful.

[Joe]

We’ll remove that module. FreeSwan has been unmaintained for nearly 20 years, and obviously should not be used.

[nekton181]

Yeah. That seemed pretty old to me and I have only begun to research things. Thanks.