# Install openfortivpn with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Open Fortinet client for PPP+TLS VPN tunnel services. Version 1.24.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:openfortivpn ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install openfortivpn ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install openfortivpn ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/openfortivpn/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add openfortivpn ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: openfortivpn from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install openfortivpn ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: openfortivpn from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install openfortivpn ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: openfortivpn from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#openfortivpn ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/op/openfortivpn/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S openfortivpn ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: openfortivpn from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install openfortivpn ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: openfortivpn from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:openfortivpn - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.24.1 - **Source summary:** Open Fortinet client for PPP+TLS VPN tunnel services - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-12T11:33:36-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - openfortivpn (cli) - openfortivpn (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@4 ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.24.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-12 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn - Upstream latest detected: v1.24.1 (current) ## Project history and usage openfortivpn is a command-line client for Fortinet-compatible PPP-over-TLS VPN services. It launches pppd, handles the TLS session to the gateway, and bridges that gateway communication to a local point-to-point network interface. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in January 2015 to provide an open client for Fortinet VPNs, filling a practical gap for Unix-like users who wanted a scriptable FortiGate SSL VPN client without relying on proprietary GUI tooling. The changelog shows the project evolving around real VPN compatibility work: OpenSSL compatibility, resolvconf integration, DNS suffix handling, smartcard support, one-time-password and FortiToken-push handling, host-check support, systemd notification, TLS certificate fixes, and later SAML login support in the 1.23.0 series. ### Adoption history openfortivpn spread through operating-system package repositories because it solves a narrow but common enterprise problem. The README lists packages for Fedora/CentOS, openSUSE/SLE, Gentoo, NixOS, Arch Linux, Debian, Ubuntu, Solus, Alpine Linux, Homebrew, and MacPorts. ### How it is used Operators run openfortivpn with a gateway, username, optional realm, certificate settings, or a config file such as /etc/openfortivpn/my-config. Because it spawns pppd, changes routes, and may update DNS configuration, the README documents the need for elevated privileges and warns administrators to restrict who can run it as root. The tool is used most often as a small terminal-oriented VPN connector: connect to a FortiGate endpoint, authenticate with password, OTP, smartcard, certificate, SAML, or an externally supplied cookie, then let pppd establish the tunnel and route traffic. ### Why package nerds care openfortivpn is package-nerd interesting because it is infrastructure glue at the exact boundary where proprietary network appliances meet open Unix clients. Its value is less in a broad framework and more in being a small, maintained binary that distro maintainers can ship for a specific corporate VPN protocol. ### Timeline - January 2015: the openfortivpn GitHub repository was created. - Version 1.12.0: the changelog records fixes for CVE-2020-7041, CVE-2020-7042, and CVE-2020-7043 around TLS certificate handling. - Version 1.23.0: SAML login authentication was added. - Version 1.24.0: OpenSSL 3 PKCS#11 support and OpenSSL engine support were updated. ### Related projects - openfortivpn is related to Fortinet FortiGate/FortiClient SSL VPN deployments, pppd, OpenSSL, resolvconf, OpenFortiGUI, and other open VPN clients such as OpenConnect, though its focus is Fortinet's PPP+TLS VPN behavior. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: /etc/openfortivpn/my-config ## Credential files - Unix: /etc/openfortivpn/my-config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** openfortivpn - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - openfortivpn - 1.23.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: openfortivpn from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Fortinet client for PPP+SSL VPN tunnel services | https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn - Nix - openfortivpn: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/op/openfortivpn/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - openfortivpn - 1.21.0-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: openfortivpn from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Fortinet client for PPP+SSL VPN tunnel services | https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn - apk - openfortivpn - 1.24.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: openfortivpn from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Openfortivpn is a client for PPP+SSL VPN tunnel services | https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn - apk - openfortivpn-doc - 1.24.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: openfortivpn-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Openfortivpn is a client for PPP+SSL VPN tunnel services (documentation) | https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn - dnf - openfortivpn - 1.23.1-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: openfortivpn from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Client for PPP+SSL VPN tunnel services | https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn - pacman - openfortivpn - 1.24.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: openfortivpn from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | An open implementation of Fortinet's proprietary PPP+SSL VPN solution | https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn - zypper - openfortivpn - 1.24.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: openfortivpn from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Client for PPP+SSL VPN tunnel services | https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn - MacPorts - openfortivpn: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/openfortivpn/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [openssl@4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-4/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openvpn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openvpn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tls, vpn. - 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Shared terms: cli, networking, tunnel, vpn. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/openfortivpn.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/openfortivpn.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph