Private internet access linux

Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access is a subscription-based VPN service.

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Manual

NetworkManager applet approach

Installation

Download OpenVPN configuration files from PIA [dead link 2021-05-17 ⓘ] . Extract the ZIP file to a place in your user home directory or elsewhere that is memorable for future access. It is worth noting that even when WireGuard can be used on the Linux binary and on the app, PIA has yet to provide WireGuard files for configuration. In other words, only OpenVPN can be used when using the NetworkManager approach.

Install and configure NetworkManager along with the NetworkManager applet and OpenVPN plugin.

Configuration

1. Right click on the NetworkManager applet from your desktop environment and click Edit Connections. Click the Plus sign in the bottom left corner of the Network Connections window that appears.
2. When you choose a connection type, click the drop-down menu and scroll all the way down until you reach «Import a saved VPN configuration». Select that option. Now, click Create.
3. Navigate to the directory you extracted all of the OpenVPN files to earlier, then open one of the files from that folder. Generally speaking, you will want to open the file that is associated with the connection you specifically want.
4. After you have opened one of the OpenVPN files, the window that appears should be «Editing «. Type in your Username and Password that you received from Private Internet Access. There is an icon in the password box indicating user permission of the credentials; change the settings as you wish.
5. Now, click Advanced. Next to «Use LZO data compression», click the drop-down menu to select «adaptive» and next to «Set virtual device type», click the menu and make sure «TUN» is selected.
6. Next, go to the security tab and select as cipher «AES-128-CBC» and as HMAC Authentication «SHA-1».
7. Click the OK button at the bottom left of the window to save this change.
8. Go to the «IPv6 Settings» tab and select for «Method» «Ignore» since PIA blocks IPv6 addresses [2].
9. Click Save at the bottom right of the «Editing » window.

Usage

Left click on the NetworkManager applet. There is a VPN Connections menu. Inside it should be the VPN connection you saved. Click on it to connect to Private Internet Access.

When a gold lock has appeared over the NetworkManager applet, you are successfully connected to Private Internet Access. Visit Private Internet Access and confirm that you are connected by referring to the status message at the top of their homepage.

OpenVPN command line approach

Installation

Download OpenVPN configurations from PIA. Unzip the file and move all files to /etc/openvpn/client . Ensure the files have root as the owner.

Usage

To test to see if you have successfully connected to the VPN, see this article which recommends the following four tools:

Automatic

Official installation script

Private Internet Access has an installation script that sets up NetworkManager for use with the VPN. Download the script here and then run to set up.

Official Linux client

Private Internet Access now has an official client for Linux with support for Arch. Download the client from this page, unzip the file (e.g. pia-v81-installer-linux.tar.gz ) and run the installation script (.e.g. # ./pia-v81-installer-linux.sh ).

Packages

• piavpn-bin — Automates the official installer

|| piavpn-binAUR

• Private Internet Access/AUR — Installs profiles for NetworkManager, ConnMan, and OpenVPN

|| private-internet-access-vpnAUR

vopono

vopono is a tool to run specific applications via a VPN connection with temporary network namespaces. Automatic configuration generation is supported for PrivateInternetAccess.

It includes kill switch support by default, and support for forwarding and proxying ports from the network namespace to the host so you can run daemons and servers via the VPN whilst the rest of the system is unaffected.

Tips and tricks

Internet «kill switch»

The following iptables rules only allow network traffic through the tun interface, with the exception that traffic is allowed to PIA’s DNS servers and to port 1197, which is used in establishing the VPN connection:

This ensures that if you are disconnected from the VPN unknowingly, no network traffic is allowed in or out.

If you wish to additionally access devices on your LAN, you will need to explicitly allow them. For example, to allow access to devices on 192.0.0.0/24 , add the following two rules (before any REJECT rule):

Additionally, the above rules block the ICMP protocol, which is probably not desired. See this thread for potential pitfalls of using these iptables rules as well as more details.

Setting PIA DNS

If you find that Network Manager is controlling your host’s DNS settings, and therefore your host cannot resolve any address, you will have to manually set the DNS server and attributes. You should note a symbolic link when running the following command:

Remove the symbolic link with rm /etc/resolv.conf Then create a new /etc/resolv.conf and add the following:

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Next regenerate resolvconf by typing:

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Finally make the file immutable so no other application can modify it:

Troubleshooting

I cannot connect to OpenVPN using PIA manager, or OpenVPN does not work

PIA manager still uses OpenVPN under the hood, so even if you do not directly use one of the OpenVPN methods, you still need it. Firstly, check that it is installed. If you used one of the installation scripts, this should be done for you.

If you are getting errors like # , that probably means TAP/TUN is not currently running. Either your kernel does not have it, in which case install a kernel which does (or compile a fresh one), or it is not currently running, in which case it needs to be started:

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Private Internet Access updates Linux desktop client to prevent against [CVE-2019-14899]

The Breakpointing Bad team at the University of New Mexico recently reported a VPN vulnerability that affects Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android, and more. The vulnerability allows malicious actors to not only see your VPN IP address, but also identify sites you are visiting and inject data into connections. The team consists of William J. Tolley, Beau Kujath, and Jedidiah R. Crandall and the public was notified on December 4th, 2019. Designated [CVE-2019-14899], the vulnerability shook the VPN industry due to the breadth of affected systems. [CVE-2019-14899] affects many different types of VPN protocols including OpenVPN, WireGuard, and IKEv2/IPSec.

Private Internet Access has released an update to its Linux client that mitigates [CVE-2019-14899] from being used to infer any information about our users’ VPN connections. To our knowledge, Private Internet Access is the first commercial VPN to release a new client that prevents this ongoing security vulnerability.

Private Internet Access patches for [CVE-2019-14899] VPN vulnerability on Linux

The researchers summarized the vulnerability in their disclosure that was sent to affected parties:

“We have discovered a vulnerability in Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, MacOS, iOS, and Android which allows a malicious access point, or an adjacent user, to determine if a connected user is using a VPN, make positive inferences about the websites they are visiting, and determine the correct sequence and acknowledgement numbers in use, allowing the bad actor to inject data into the TCP stream. This provides everything that is needed for an attacker to hijack active connections inside the VPN tunnel.”

Essentially, the vulnerability allows attackers such as your internet service provider or even anyone on your network to inject data into the VPN connection using a three step process.

When the researchers tested the vulnerability on Linux, they found that most Linux distros were vulnerable. The vulnerability also affects IPv6. Confirmed affected systems include the following, though the list is in no way exhaustive:

• Ubuntu 19.10 (systemd)
• Fedora (systemd)
• Debian 10.2 (systemd)
• Arch 2019.05 (systemd)
• Manjaro 18.1.1 (systemd)
• MX Linux 19 (Mepis+antiX)
• Deepin (rc.d)

Users of affected distros that also use Private Internet Access VPN are now better protected against [CVE-2019-14899]. Private Internet Access developers have been working hard for the last week to be the first to market with a production fix for [CVE-2019-14899]. Privacy is our policy and PIA will always look out for its customers’ security and privacy as a priority.

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Yes. The PIA VPN mobile apps for iOS and Android offer a 7-day free trial period during which you can test out the Private Internet Access VPN and decide if it’s right for you. We also offer a 30-day money-back guarantee on all our plans, so if it’s not right for you, just contact our support team within 30 days of your purchase and claim a full refund.

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