IKEv2 VPN with Strongswan. Uses LetsEncrypt (certbot) to issue a trusted server certificate; authentication is based on username/password (EAP-MSCHAPv2). To use the VPN on mobile, download the Strongswan Mobile App.
- This cookbook is tested on Ubuntu Bionic (Linux mint 19)
- The system hostname is set and points to public IP over DNS (for Letsencrypt)
# Install Chef-Workstation
wget https://packages.chef.io/files/stable/chef-workstation/0.8.7/ubuntu/18.04/chef-workstation_0.8.7-1_amd64.deb
echo '7086dbfcff02666d54af8dd4e9ad5a803027c1326a6fcc1442674ba4780edb5a chef-workstation_0.8.7-1_amd64.deb' > chef-workstation_0.8.7-1_amd64.deb.sha256sum
sha256sum --status -c chef-workstation_0.8.7-1_amd64.deb.sha256sum && dpkg -i chef-workstation_0.8.7-1_amd64.deb
# Clone the repo
mkdir /var/chef && cd /var/chef && mkdir -p cache cookbooks cookbooks/ikev2_vpn && cd cookbooks/ikev2_vpn
git clone https://github.com/rohan-molloy/ikev2_vpn_cookbook .
# Run Chef Solo
chef-solo --chef-license accept-silent -c $PWD/solo.rb -j $PWD/solo.json
default['ikev2_vpn']['subnet']='10.13.37.0/24'
default['ikev2_vpn']['dns']='1.1.1.1'
default['ikev2_vpn']['le_email']=''
default['ikev2_vpn']['disable_ipv6']=1
default['ikev2_vpn']['username']='vpn'
default['ikev2_vpn']['password']='P@ssW0rd'
default['ikev2_vpn']['iptables']['allow_all_from_vpn']=true
default['ikev2_vpn']['iptables']['allow_external_ssh']=true
- Store username/password in data bag
- Client PKI Authentication
Starting Chef Infra Client, version 15.2.20
resolving cookbooks for run list: ["ikev2_vpn"]
Synchronizing Cookbooks:
- ikev2_vpn (0.1.0)
Installing Cookbook Gems:
Compiling Cookbooks...
Converging 24 resources
Recipe: ikev2_vpn::default
* apt_update[update] action periodic (up to date)
Recipe: ikev2_vpn::install_ipsec
* apt_package[Install-strongswan] action install
- install version 5.7.1-1ubuntu2 of package strongswan
- install version 5.7.1-1ubuntu2 of package libstrongswan-standard-plugins
- install version 5.7.1-1ubuntu2 of package strongswan-libcharon
- install version 5.7.1-1ubuntu2 of package libcharon-standard-plugins
- install version 5.7.1-1ubuntu2 of package libcharon-extra-plugins
Recipe: ikev2_vpn::letsencrypt
* apt_package[Install-certbot] action install
- install version 0.31.0-1 of package certbot
* directory[Create-letsencrypt-directory] action create (up to date)
* template[Generate-letsencrypt-config] action create
- update content in file /etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini from d7c034 to 6306bb
--- /etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini 2018-05-26 17:55:06.000000000 +0000
+++ /etc/letsencrypt/.chef-cli20190822-963-185mpbj.ini 2019-08-22 14:55:57.515693464 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# Because we are using logrotate for greater flexibility, disable the
-# internal certbot logrotation.
-max-log-backups = 0
+preferred-challenges = http
+rsa-key-size = 4096
+pre-hook = /sbin/iptables --insert INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
+post-hook = /sbin/iptables --delete INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
+renew-hook = /usr/sbin/ipsec reload && /usr/sbin/ipsec secrets
* execute[Execute-letsencrypt-without-email] action run
- execute /usr/bin/certbot certonly --register-unsafely-without-email --no-eff-email --non-interactive --agree-tos --standalone -d [redacted]
* execute[Execute-letsencrypt-with-email] action run (skipped due to not_if)
* execute[Copy-cert] action run
- execute cp /etc/letsencrypt/live/[redacted]/cert.pem /etc/ipsec.d/certs/cert.pem
* execute[Copy-chain] action run
- execute cp /etc/letsencrypt/live/[redacted]/chain.pem /etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/chain.pem
* execute[Copy-key] action run
- execute cp /etc/letsencrypt/live/[redacted]/privkey.pem /etc/ipsec.d/private/privkey.pem
Recipe: ikev2_vpn::config_ipsec
* template[Generate-ipsec-config] action create
- update content in file /etc/ipsec.conf from e1a6e7 to a134cc
--- /etc/ipsec.conf 2018-12-10 07:30:01.000000000 +0000
+++ /etc/.chef-ipsec20190822-963-1xnsxmb.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:09.900138505 +0000
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
-# ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file
-
-# basic configuration
-
config setup
- # strictcrlpolicy=yes
- # uniqueids = no
-
-# Add connections here.
-
-# Sample VPN connections
-
-#conn sample-self-signed
-# leftsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-# leftcert=selfCert.der
-# leftsendcert=never
-# right=192.168.0.2
-# rightsubnet=10.2.0.0/16
-# rightcert=peerCert.der
-# auto=start
-
-#conn sample-with-ca-cert
-# leftsubnet=10.1.0.0/16
-# leftcert=myCert.pem
-# right=192.168.0.2
-# rightsubnet=10.2.0.0/16
-# rightid="C=CH, O=Linux strongSwan CN=peer name"
-# auto=start
+ strictcrlpolicy=no
+ uniqueids=never
+conn roadwarrior
+ auto=add
+ compress=no
+ type=tunnel
+ keyexchange=ikev2
+ fragmentation=yes
+ forceencaps=yes
+ ike=aes256gcm16-prfsha384-ecp521,aes256gcm16-prfsha384-ecp384!
+ esp=aes256gcm16-ecp521,aes256gcm16-ecp384!
+ dpdaction=clear
+ dpddelay=900s
+ rekey=no
+ left=%any
+ leftid=@[redacted]
+ leftcert=cert.pem
+ leftsendcert=always
+ leftsubnet=0.0.0.0/0
+ right=%any
+ rightid=%any
+ rightauth=eap-mschapv2
+ eap_identity=%identity
+ rightdns=1.1.1.1
+ rightsourceip=10.13.37.0/24
+ rightsendcert=never
- change mode from '0644' to '0600'
* template[Generate-ipsec-secrets] action create
- update content in file /etc/ipsec.secrets from ad4e48 to caeeb5
--- /etc/ipsec.secrets 2018-12-10 07:30:01.000000000 +0000
+++ /etc/.chef-ipsec20190822-963-ydyybs.secrets 2019-08-22 14:56:09.916139090 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# This file holds shared secrets or RSA private keys for authentication.
-
-# RSA private key for this host, authenticating it to any other host
-# which knows the public part.
-
+[redacted] : RSA "privkey.pem"
+vpn : EAP "P@ssW0rd"
Recipe: ikev2_vpn::iptables
* apt_package[Install-netfilter-persistent] action install
- install version 1.0.11 of package netfilter-persistent
- install version 1.0.11 of package iptables-persistent
* directory[Create-iptables-directory] action create (up to date)
* template[Generate-iptables-rules] action create
- update content in file /etc/iptables/rules.v4 from c79b56 to 82395f
--- /etc/iptables/rules.v4 2019-08-22 14:56:14.020290302 +0000
+++ /etc/iptables/.chef-rules20190822-963-92gjct.v4 2019-08-22 14:56:17.464418566 +0000
@@ -1,8 +1,47 @@
-# Generated by iptables-save v1.6.1 on Thu Aug 22 14:56:14 2019
+#####################
+# Generated by Chef #
+#####################
+*nat
+:PREROUTING ACCEPT [0:0]
+:INPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
+:OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
+:POSTROUTING ACCEPT [0:0]
+:IPSEC - [0:0]
+-A IPSEC -s 10.13.37.0/24 -m policy --dir out --pol ipsec -j ACCEPT
+-A IPSEC -s 10.13.37.0/24 -j MASQUERADE
+-A POSTROUTING -o ens3 -j IPSEC
+COMMIT
+*mangle
+:PREROUTING ACCEPT [0:0]
+:INPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
+:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
+:OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
+:POSTROUTING ACCEPT [0:0]
+:IPSEC - [0:0]
+-A IPSEC -s 10.13.37.0/24 -p tcp -m policy --dir in --pol ipsec -m tcp --tcp-flags SYN,RST SYN -m tcpmss --mss 1361:1536 -j TCPMSS --set-mss 1360
+-A FORWARD -o ens3 -j IPSEC
+COMMIT
*filter
-:INPUT ACCEPT [259:28401]
+:INPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
-:OUTPUT ACCEPT [289:30291]
+:OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
+:VPN_LOCAL - [0:0]
+:WAN_LOCAL - [0:0]
+:VPN_IN - [0:0]
+:VPN_OUT - [0:0]
+-A WAN_LOCAL -p udp -m multiport --destination-ports 4500,500 -j ACCEPT
+-A WAN_LOCAL -p ah -j ACCEPT
+-A WAN_LOCAL -p esp -j ACCEPT
+-A WAN_LOCAL -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
+-A WAN_LOCAL -m conntrack --ctstate NEW,UNTRACKED -j DROP
+-A VPN_LOCAL -p icmp -j ACCEPT
+-A VPN_LOCAL -p tcp --dport ssh -j ACCEPT
+-A VPN_LOCAL -j RETURN
+-A VPN_IN -j RETURN
+-A VPN_OUT -j RETURN
+-A INPUT -m policy --dir in --pol ipsec -j VPN_LOCAL
+-A INPUT -i ens3 -j WAN_LOCAL
+-A FORWARD -s 10.13.37.0/24 -p esp -m policy --dir in --pol ipsec -j VPN_IN
+-A FORWARD -d 10.13.37.0/24 -p esp -m policy --dir out --pol ipsec -j VPN_OUT
COMMIT
-# Completed on Thu Aug 22 14:56:14 2019
- change mode from '0644' to '0600'
* execute[Apply-iptables-rules] action run
- execute /sbin/iptables-restore < /etc/iptables/rules.v4
* service[Reload-iptables-service] action enable (up to date)
* service[Reload-iptables-service] action restart
- restart service service[Reload-iptables-service]
Recipe: ikev2_vpn::sysctl
* sysctl[ipv4-enable-forwarding] action apply
- create ipv4-enable-forwarding
- set key to "net.ipv4.ip_forward"
- set value to "1"
- set conf_dir to "/etc/sysctl.d" (default value)
* directory[/etc/sysctl.d] action create (up to date)
* file[/etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.ip_forward.conf] action create
- create new file /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.ip_forward.conf
- update content in file /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.ip_forward.conf from none to 58a5d0
--- /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.ip_forward.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:17.780430390 +0000
+++ /etc/sysctl.d/.chef-99-chef-net20190822-963-1gqpfxj.ipv4.ip_forward.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:17.780430390 +0000
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
* execute[Load sysctl values] action run
- execute sysctl -p
* sysctl[ipv4-turn-off-path-mtu-discovery] action apply
- create ipv4-turn-off-path-mtu-discovery
- set key to "net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc"
- set value to "1"
- set conf_dir to "/etc/sysctl.d" (default value)
* directory[/etc/sysctl.d] action create (up to date)
* file[/etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc.conf] action create
- create new file /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc.conf
- update content in file /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc.conf from none to 0e4fe8
--- /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:17.844432785 +0000
+++ /etc/sysctl.d/.chef-99-chef-net20190822-963-ei7007.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:17.840432636 +0000
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc = 1
* execute[Load sysctl values] action run
- execute sysctl -p
* sysctl[ipv4-enable-reverse-path-filtering] action apply
- create ipv4-enable-reverse-path-filtering
- set key to "net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter"
- set value to "1"
- set conf_dir to "/etc/sysctl.d" (default value)
* directory[/etc/sysctl.d] action create (up to date)
* file[/etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter.conf] action create
- create new file /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter.conf
- update content in file /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter.conf from none to dee23b
--- /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:17.904435030 +0000
+++ /etc/sysctl.d/.chef-99-chef-net20190822-963-13zqlgn.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:17.904435030 +0000
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1
* execute[Load sysctl values] action run
- execute sysctl -p
* sysctl[ipv4-never-accept-redirects] action apply
- create ipv4-never-accept-redirects
- set key to "net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects"
- set value to "0"
- set conf_dir to "/etc/sysctl.d" (default value)
* directory[/etc/sysctl.d] action create (up to date)
* file[/etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects.conf] action create
- create new file /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects.conf
- update content in file /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects.conf from none to 1e1854
--- /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:17.964437276 +0000
+++ /etc/sysctl.d/.chef-99-chef-net20190822-963-10cnj7z.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:17.964437276 +0000
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0
* execute[Load sysctl values] action run
- execute sysctl -p
* sysctl[ipv4-never-send-redirects] action apply
- create ipv4-never-send-redirects
- set key to "net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects"
- set value to "0"
- set conf_dir to "/etc/sysctl.d" (default value)
* directory[/etc/sysctl.d] action create (up to date)
* file[/etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects.conf] action create
- create new file /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects.conf
- update content in file /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects.conf from none to d8b817
--- /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:18.020439373 +0000
+++ /etc/sysctl.d/.chef-99-chef-net20190822-963-ffgybr.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:18.020439373 +0000
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects = 0
* execute[Load sysctl values] action run
- execute sysctl -p
* sysctl[disable-all-ipv6] action apply
- create disable-all-ipv6
- set key to "net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6"
- set value to "1"
- set conf_dir to "/etc/sysctl.d" (default value)
* directory[/etc/sysctl.d] action create (up to date)
* file[/etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6.conf] action create
- create new file /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6.conf
- update content in file /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6.conf from none to 236ab1
--- /etc/sysctl.d/99-chef-net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:18.080441625 +0000
+++ /etc/sysctl.d/.chef-99-chef-net20190822-963-1l2mok3.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6.conf 2019-08-22 14:56:18.080441625 +0000
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1
* execute[Load sysctl values] action run
- execute sysctl -p
Recipe: ikev2_vpn::restart_ipsec
* service[Restart-ipsec-service] action restart
- restart service service[Restart-ipsec-service]
Running handlers:
Running handlers complete
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Directory /etc/ipsec.d/private
✔ should exist
✔ should be owned by "root"
✔ mode should cmp == "0700"
File /etc/ipsec.conf
✔ should exist
✔ should be owned by "root"
✔ mode should cmp == "0600"
File /etc/ipsec.secrets
✔ should exist
✔ should be owned by "root"
✔ mode should cmp == "0600"
Service ipsec
✔ should be enabled
✔ should be running
System Package certbot
✔ should be installed
Directory /etc/letsencrypt/live
✔ should exist
✔ should be owned by "root"
✔ mode should cmp == "0700"
x509_certificate /etc/ipsec.d/certs/cert.pem
✔ subject.CN should match "[redacted]"
✔ issuer_dn should match "/C=US/O=Let's Encrypt/CN=Let's Encrypt Authority X3"
✔ key_length should equal 4096
✔ signature_algorithm should cmp == "sha256WithRSAEncryption"
✔ validity_in_days should be >= 89
x509_certificate /etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/chain.pem
✔ subject_dn should match "C=US/O=Let's Encrypt/CN=Let's Encrypt Authority X3"
✔ issuer_dn should match "/O=Digital Signature Trust Co./CN=DST Root CA X3"
System Package netfilter-persistent
✔ should be installed
System Package iptables-persistent
✔ should be installed
Service netfilter-persistent
✔ should be enabled
Directory /etc/iptables
✔ should exist
✔ should be owned by "root"
File /etc/iptables/rules.v4
✔ should exist
✔ should be owned by "root"
✔ mode should cmp == "0600"
Iptables table: filter
✔ should have rule "-P FORWARD ACCEPT"
✔ should have rule "-N VPN_LOCAL"
✔ should have rule "-N WAN_LOCAL"
✔ should have rule "-A INPUT -m policy --dir in --pol ipsec -j VPN_LOCAL"
✔ should have rule "-A VPN_LOCAL -p icmp -j ACCEPT"
✔ should have rule "-A VPN_LOCAL -p tcp -m tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT"
✔ should have rule "-A VPN_LOCAL -j RETURN"
✔ should have rule "-A WAN_LOCAL -p udp -m multiport --dports 4500,500 -j ACCEPT"
✔ should have rule "-A WAN_LOCAL -p ah -j ACCEPT"
✔ should have rule "-A WAN_LOCAL -p esp -j ACCEPT"
✔ should have rule "-A WAN_LOCAL -m conntrack --ctstate NEW,UNTRACKED -j DROP"
✔ should have rule "-A INPUT -i ens3 -j WAN_LOCAL"
System Package strongswan
✔ should be installed
System Package libstrongswan-standard-plugins
✔ should be installed
System Package strongswan-libcharon
✔ should be installed
System Package strongswan
✔ should be installed
System Package libcharon-standard-plugins
✔ should be installed
File /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
✔ content should match "1"
File /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_no_pmtu_disc
✔ content should match "1"
File /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/rp_filter
✔ content should match "1"
File /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/accept_redirects
✔ content should match "0"
File /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/send_redirects
✔ content should match "0"
Test Summary: 52 successful, 0 failures, 0 skipped