| Course | SEC542 |
| Lab | SEC542 - used for Day 6 CTF |
| Student | FREDRICK NIEDERER |
| Basic Info | The following section lists OpenVPN config files for all of the host operating systems or course VMs that it is expected that you would be using for this class. |
| For whichever ones you need, right-click on the OpenVPN config file link and choose 'Save link as... (Chrome)', 'Save Link As... (Firefox)', 'Save target as... (IE)' or 'Download Linked File As (Safari)' | |
| Capture the Flag VPN | sec542-1032-13334255.ovpn |
NOTE:The file naming scheme for the OpenVPN configuration files are: <lab name>-<event id>-<your id>.ovpn
Dear FREDRICK NIEDERER, This email is sent to all registered students in the Mentor, OnDemand Self Study, Simulcast and vLive! SEC542 classes. The information contained below tells you how to access the virtual lab for the Capture the Flag (CTF) game of the class. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Information =================== If you take SEC542 at a conference, the last day of the class has you playing a Capture the Flag (CTF) game against a number of targets at the front of the room, and the room is networked. We have stood up a Virtual Lab for SEC542 for use by Mentor, OnDemand Self Study, Simulcast and vLive! students. You will access the lab over the Internet through a VPN. We are using the OpenVPN software to establish connections to the Virtual Lab. Go to http://labs.sans.org and click on the link for instructions for the appropriate client. We have provided instructions and software for the course VM. When you activate the OpenVPN connection, your computer will be assigned an additional IP address on the 10.42.5[2-5].X network. Targets and Scans/Attacks ========================= If you are taking this course via Mentor, OnDemand or Self Study, you will be receiving a second email shortly with the information about your target range. If you are taking this course via Simulcast or vLive!, you will be told what the target range is during the vLive! session when the CTF game starts. For now, you can try pinging 10.42.5.1 to verify the VPN connection is functioning correctly. The specfied target range is the ONLY address range you should be scanning and attacking. The OpenVPN connection sets up a split tunnel. Traffic that you send to the target address range will go through the OpenVPN tunnel. Traffic sent to any other address gets transmitted normally. This configuration allows you to have normal Internet connectivity as well while connected to the Virtual Lab. You can browse the web, read email, IM folks, etc. It also means that if you try scanning or attacking addresses other than the designated target address range, those scans and attacks will be routed wherever they would if the OpenVPN tunnel was not active. User Authentication =================== We are using SSL certificates to authenticate you. The password for your your certificate is: VpnPassword After you obtain the software and instructions from above, click the following link to go to a web page that has your unified OpenVPN configuration file. http://labs.sans.org/SEC542/users/64acd16435615c8a0f4f1fe197742c9b4561901a Access ====== You have access to the SEC542 Virtual Lab the entire time you have access to your Mentor, OnDemand, Self Study, Simulcast or vLive! SEC542 class. Support ======= If you are having problems installing or activating the OpenVPN software or if you think one of the target systems is not functioning correctly, you can email virtual-labs-support@sans.org. Please specify with class you are writing in about and whether you are taking it via Mentor, OnDemand, Self Study, Simulcast or vLive!. The target systems will revert to a clean state every hour at the top of the hour. Welcome to the Virtual Lab, Virtual Lab Support