1SoftEther VPN (Stable Edition Repository)
2- An Open-Source Cross-platform Multi-protocol VPN Program
3https://www.softether.org/
4
5We use GitHub as the primary official SoftEther VPN repository:
6https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable/
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8This branch is officially managed by Daiyuu Nobori, the owner of
9SoftEther VPN Project. Pull requests should be sent to the
10Developer Edition Master Repository on
11https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN
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13Source code packages (.zip and .tar.gz) and binary files are also available:
14https://www.softether-download.com/
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16We accept your patches by the acceptance policy:
17https://www.softether.org/5-download/src/9.patch
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19Copyright (c) all contributors on SoftEther VPN project in GitHub.
20Copyright (c) Daiyuu Nobori, SoftEther Project at University of Tsukuba,
21and SoftEther Corporation.
22All rights reserved.
23
24The development of SoftEther VPN was supported by the MITOH Project,
25a research and development project by Japanese Government,
26subsidized by METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan),
27administrated by IPA (Information Promotion Agency, Japan).
28https://www.ipa.go.jp/english/humandev/
29
30Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
31you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
32You may obtain a copy of the License at:
33http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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35SoftEther VPN ("SoftEther" means "Software Ethernet") is one of the
36world's most powerful and easy-to-use multi-protocol VPN software.
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38SoftEther VPN runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD and Solaris.
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40SoftEther VPN supports most of widely-used VPN protocols
41including SSL-VPN, OpenVPN, IPsec, L2TP, MS-SSTP, L2TPv3 and EtherIP
42by the single SoftEther VPN Server program.
43
44More details on https://www.softether.org/.
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46
47SOFTETHER VPN ADVANTAGES
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50- Supporting all popular VPN protocols by the single VPN server:
51 SSL-VPN (HTTPS)
52 OpenVPN
53 IPsec
54 L2TP
55 MS-SSTP
56 L2TPv3
57 EtherIP
58- Free and open-source software.
59- Easy to establish both remote-access and site-to-site VPN.
60- SSL-VPN Tunneling on HTTPS to pass through NATs and firewalls.
61- Revolutionary VPN over ICMP and VPN over DNS features.
62- Resistance to highly-restricted firewall.
63- Ethernet-bridging (L2) and IP-routing (L3) over VPN.
64- Embedded dynamic-DNS and NAT-traversal so that no static nor
65 fixed IP address is required.
66- AES 256-bit and RSA 4096-bit encryptions.
67- Sufficient security features such as logging and firewall inner
68 VPN tunnel.
69- User authentication with RADIUS and NT domain controllers.
70- User authentication with X.509 client certificate.
71- Packet logging.
72- 1Gbps-class high-speed throughput performance with low memory and
73 CPU usage.
74- Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone are
75 supported.
76- The OpenVPN clone function supports legacy OpenVPN clients.
77- IPv4 / IPv6 dual-stack.
78- The VPN server runs on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and Mac OS X.
79- Configure All settings on GUI.
80- Multi-languages (English, Japanese and Simplified-Chinese).
81- No memory leaks. High quality stable codes, intended for long-term runs.
82 We always verify that there are no memory or resource leaks before
83 releasing the build.
84- More details at https://www.softether.org/.
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86
87GETTING STARTED
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90Visit the SoftEther VPN Project official web site at first:
91 https://www.softether.org/
92
93If you are not a developer, it is recommended to download the binary
94installers from:
95 https://www.softether-download.com/
96
97To build from the source,
98see "BUILD_UNIX.TXT" or "BUILD_WINDOWS.TXT" files.
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101HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST SOURCE CODE PACKAGE
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104Go to https://www.softether-download.com/ and you can find the latest
105source-code package file in both .ZIP and .TAR.GZ format.
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107This is the easiest way to obtain the source code of SoftEther VPN.
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110HOW TO GET THE LATEST SOURCE CODE TREE FOR DEVELOPERS
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112
113If you are an open-source developer, visit our GitHub repository:
114https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable/
115
116You can download the up-to-date source-code tree of SoftEther VPN
117from GitHub. You may make your own fork project from our project.
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119The download and build instruction is following:
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121$ git clone https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable.git
122$ cd SoftEtherVPN
123$ ./configure
124$ make
125$ make install
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128TO CIRCUMVENT YOUR GOVERNMENT'S FIREWALL RESTRICTION
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130
131Because SoftEther VPN is overly strong tool to build a VPN tunnel,
132some censorship governments want to block your access to the source code
133of SoftEther VPN, by abusing their censorship firewalls.
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135To circumvent your censor's unjust restriction,
136SoftEther VPN Project distributes the up-to-date source-code
137on all the following open-source repositories:
138
139 - GitHub
140 https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable/
141
142To fetch the source code from GitHub:
143$ git clone https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable.git
144
145We hope that you can reach one of the above URLs at least!
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148SOURCE CODE CONTRIBUTION
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150
151Your contribution to SoftEther VPN Project is much appreciated.
152Please send patches to us through GitHub.
153Read the SoftEther VPN Patch Acceptance Policy in advance:
154https://www.softether.org/5-download/src/9.patch
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157DEAR SECURITY EXPERTS
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160If you find a bug or a security vulnerability please kindly inform us
161about the problem immediately so that we can fix the security problem
162to protect a lot of users around the world as soon as possible.
163
164Our e-mail address for security reports is:
165softether-vpn-security [at] softether.org
166
167Please note that the above e-mail address is not a technical support
168inquiry address. If you need technical assistance, please visit
169https://www.softether.org/ and ask your question on the users forum.
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172DISCLAIMER
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174
175THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
176EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
177MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
178IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
179CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
180TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
181SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
182THIS SOFTWARE IS DEVELOPED IN JAPAN, AND DISTRIBUTED FROM JAPAN,
183UNDER JAPANESE LAWS. YOU MUST AGREE IN ADVANCE TO USE, COPY, MODIFY,
184MERGE, PUBLISH, DISTRIBUTE, SUBLICENSE, AND/OR SELL COPIES OF THIS
185SOFTWARE, THAT ANY JURIDICAL DISPUTES WHICH ARE CONCERNED TO THIS
186SOFTWARE OR ITS CONTENTS, AGAINST US (SOFTETHER PROJECT, SOFTETHER
187CORPORATION, DAIYUU NOBORI OR OTHER SUPPLIERS), OR ANY JURIDICAL
188DISPUTES AGAINST US WHICH ARE CAUSED BY ANY KIND OF USING, COPYING,
189MODIFYING, MERGING, PUBLISHING, DISTRIBUTING, SUBLICENSING, AND/OR
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193JAPAN. YOU MUST WAIVE ALL DEFENSES OF LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION
194AND FORUM NON CONVENIENS. PROCESS MAY BE SERVED ON EITHER PARTY IN
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197USE ONLY IN JAPAN. DO NOT USE THIS SOFTWARE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY UNLESS
198YOU HAVE A CONFIRMATION THAT THIS SOFTWARE DOES NOT VIOLATE ANY
199CRIMINAL LAWS OR CIVIL RIGHTS IN THAT PARTICULAR COUNTRY. USING THIS
200SOFTWARE IN OTHER COUNTRIES IS COMPLETELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE
201SOFTETHER VPN PROJECT HAS DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED THIS SOFTWARE TO
202COMPLY ONLY WITH THE JAPANESE LAWS AND EXISTING CIVIL RIGHTS INCLUDING
203PATENTS WHICH ARE SUBJECTS APPLY IN JAPAN. OTHER COUNTRIES' LAWS OR
204CIVIL RIGHTS ARE NONE OF OUR CONCERNS NOR RESPONSIBILITIES. WE HAVE
205NEVER INVESTIGATED ANY CRIMINAL REGULATIONS, CIVIL LAWS OR
206INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INCLUDING PATENTS IN ANY OF OTHER 200+
207COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. BY NATURE, THERE ARE 200+ REGIONS IN THE
208WORLD, WITH DIFFERENT LAWS. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO VERIFY EVERY
209COUNTRIES' LAWS, REGULATIONS AND CIVIL RIGHTS TO MAKE THE SOFTWARE
210COMPLY WITH ALL COUNTRIES' LAWS BY THE PROJECT. EVEN IF YOU WILL BE
211SUED BY A PRIVATE ENTITY OR BE DAMAGED BY A PUBLIC SERVANT IN YOUR
212COUNTRY, THE DEVELOPERS OF THIS SOFTWARE WILL NEVER BE LIABLE TO
213RECOVER OR COMPENSATE SUCH DAMAGES, CRIMINAL OR CIVIL
214RESPONSIBILITIES. NOTE THAT THIS LINE IS NOT LICENSE RESTRICTION BUT
215JUST A STATEMENT FOR WARNING AND DISCLAIMER.
216
217READ AND UNDERSTAND THE 'WARNING.TXT' FILE BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE.
218SOME SOFTWARE PROGRAMS FROM THIRD PARTIES ARE INCLUDED ON THIS SOFTWARE
219WITH LICENSE CONDITIONS WHICH ARE DESCRIBED ON THE 'THIRD_PARTY.TXT' FILE.
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