Pulse Secure Connect SSL VPN

The Pulse Client generate safe and secure connection with your corporate Pulse Secure Connect SSL VPN gateway. It provides quick access to data and business applications from off campus. You can connect from anywhere and anytime. miniOrange integrates with Pulse Secure Connect Secure SSL VPN to add two-factor authentication to VPN login.To add two-factor authentication to your Pulse Connect Secure, your Pulse Secure Access SSL VPN should be compatible with miniOrange. Log on to your Pulse administrator interface and verify that your firmware is version 8.3 or later. Also you have to do primary authentication configuration for your SSL VPN users, e.g. LDAP authentication to Active Directory.

You can enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for your Pulse Secure Connect Managed AD directory to increase security level. When you enable 2FA, your users enter their username and password (first factor) as usual, and they have to enter an authentication code (the second factor) which will share on your virtual or hardware 2FA solution. To enable 2FA you can enable RADIUS authentication in Pulse Secure Connect and configure policies in miniOrange to enable or disable 2FA for users.

miniOrange 2FA for VPN Login

miniOrange accomplishes this by acting as a RADIUS server, that accepts the username/password of the user entered as a RADIUS request, validates the user against the user store as Active Directory ( AD ), prompts him for the 2-factor authentication and either grants/revokes access based on the input by the user.

Types of 2FA Authentication with RADIUS

The 2-factor authentication can be of two types depending on the VPN clients.

VPN Clients that support RADIUS Challenge.
VPN Clients that do not support RADIUS Challenge.

In VPN Clients that support RADIUS Challenge :

First step is user's username & password get validated against the credentials stored in Active Directory and 2nd request sends a success response, this request is sent to validate the 2-factor authentication of the user, on successful authentication user is granted access to the application.
Authentication methods : All Authentication methods supported by miniOrange. Software Token, Push Notification, OTP over Email to name a few.
RADIUS Clients that support this authentication type:
-> OpenVPN
-> Palo Alto
-> Fortinet
-> Pulse Secure Connect Secure SSL

MFA for VPN Client: pulse-secure-connect-support-chart

Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for your VPN managed active directory to increase security level

Step 1: Add the Radius Client in miniOrange

Login into the Admin Dashboard.
Click on Apps >> Manage Apps.
Click on Configure Apps.

Select Radius tab and select Radius Client.

Configure details below to add Radius Client.

Client Name:	Any name for your reference
Client IP:	IP address of VPN server which will send Radius authentication request
Shared Secret:	Security key. For Eg. "sharedsecret" (Keep this with you, you will need to configure same on VPN Server )
Do not Support Challenge:	Keep this Unchecked

Click on Save.

NOTE:

On-Premise

Only For On-Premise Version

By Default, the RADIUS Server does not get started with Tomcat.
Open the WEB.xml file from your miniOrange repository .....\mo-idp-server-3.3.0\moas\WEB_INF\web.xml
Search for RadiusServerInit.

MFA for VPN Client: Enable radius exchangeprotocol

Uncomment the commented RadiusServerInit Servlet.
Keep the port 1812 open for using RADIUS Service.
Save and Restart Tomcat.

Step 2: Setup Active Directory as an Authentication Source

Select User Stores then click on Add User Store.

Select “AD/LDAP” tab and configure it with your LDAP settings.

MFA for VPN Client: VPN App Add User Store

Field	Value
Directory Type:	Active Directory.
LDAP Server URL:	Select an appropriate prefiller followed by your AD server URL or IP address
Bind Account DN:	UserPrincipalName/distinguishedName of the account eligible for binding operation.
Bind Account Password:	Password for the account used for binding
Search Bases:	Provide distinguished name of the Search Base object Eg:cn=User,dc=domain,dc=com
Search Filter:	Search filters enable you to define search criteria and provide a more efficient and effective searches. Eg: "(&(objectClass=*)(cn=?))"

Enable “Active LDAP” and “Sync user in miniOrange” option and click on save.

MFA for VPN Client: VPN App Save Settings

Here's the list of the attributes and what it does when we enable it. You can enable/disable accordingly.

Attribute	Description
Activate LDAP	All user authentications will be done with LDAP credentials if you Activate it
Sync users in miniOrange	Users will be created in miniOrange after authentication with LDAP
Backup Authentication	If LDAP credentials fail then user will be authenticated through miniOrange
Allow users to change password	This allows your users to change their password. It updates the new credentials in your LDAP server
Enable administrator login	On enabling this, your miniOrange Administrator login authenticates using your LDAP server
Show IdP to users	If you enable this option, this IdP will be visible to users
Send Configured Attributes	If you enable this option, then only the attributes configured below will be sent in attributes at the time of login

Click on Test Configuration to check whether your LDAP configuration details are right and LDAP server is reachable. It will ask for test username & password from LDAP directory.

MFA for VPN Client: VPN App Test Configuration

After this, it will show you the list of User stores. Click on “ Make Default “.

MFA for VPN Client: VPN App Make Default

Step 3: Setup miniOrange as Identity Provider(Optional)

NOTE: Follow these steps if you want to keep your users in miniOrange and authenticate against them.

Select User then click on Add User .

Configure the basic details for the End User.
Then Click on Create User.

MFA for VPN Client: Add User form in miniorange

You can view these users in UserList.

MFA for VPN Client: User list in miniorange

Step 4: Configure 2 Factor Authentication(2FA) for Admins:

From your Admin Dashboard in the left navigation bar, select 2- Factor Authentication, click on Configure 2FA.

Select a 2FA method for configuring.
Let's say you want to configire OTP over SMS
Click on OTP over SMS in Configure 2FA tab.

Now add your mobile number on which you want to receive the OTP.
Then click on Save.

Reconfigure tab in green represents the currently Active 2FA method.
Click on Prompt for second factor during signin to your console.
Then click on Save.

Similarly other 2FA methods can be configured. Click Here for the Guide

Step 5: Setup 2FA Policy for End User.

Click on Policies tab >> App Authentication Policy.

MFA for VPN Client: VPN App Authentication Policy

Click on Add Policy tab.
In Step 1 Select the RADIUS App that we configured earlier.
In Step 2 Select “DEFAULT” in Group Name and enter Policy name as “<Any Name>” and Select First factor as “PASSWORD”.
Enable Second Factor then click on Save.

Admin can change the second factor of the End user from the User List

Under Action Click on Select and then select Reset Second Factor

MFA for VPN Client: User list in miniorange and Reset second factor

Step 6: Configure Pulse Secure Connect client with miniOrange RADIUS server

Login to Connect Secure administration console.
Select Authentication > > AuthServers.
Select "RADIUS Server" from list then Click on "New Server".
Enter the details on New Radius Server page.
Enter the details of "Backup Server".
Click on "Save changes".

Step 7: Creating a new user Realms

Click on Users >> User Realms >> New User Realms.
Enter the details in New Authentication Realm form.
Click on Save changes.

Step 8: Creating the Private portal

Click on “New URL".
Enter the path of your authentication portal.
Check the "User picks” from “list of authentication realms”.
Select Realm of your users.
Click on "Save Changes".

Step 9: Login Pulse Secure VPN Software

Login to Pulse Secure Client .
Enter your NetID and NetID password.

Check your downloads folder and double-click on Pulse Secure Installer file.
Follow the steps in the installer. Enter your computer's Administrator name and password, while installation.

Step 10: Connect to VPN

To access Pulse Secure:

For Windows 7: Click on Start >> All Programs > >Juniper Networks > >Pulse Secure.
For Windows 8: Click on Start screen >> Pulse Secure.

Enter Username and password and click on login.

It will prompt you for 2 Factor code if you have enabled 2-factor authentication in miniOrange policy.
Enter your 2-Factor code and you should be connected to VPN.
Click Connect.

Step 11: Disconnect VPN

To disconnection session Click on Disconnect.

For Further Details:

Two Factor authentication
Pulse Secure Connect
https://www.pulsesecure.net/resource/pulse-connect-secure-leading-ssl-vpn-solution-for-enterprises/
https://support.pulsesecure.net/support-and-maintenance-guides/remote-installation-guide/

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