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#author: Cathal Cleary (AIT)
#Subject: Setting Up and Running VPN in Kali Linux
#Source: http://www.blackmoreops.com/2015/03/01/setup-vpn-on-kali-linux/

#Step 1: Enabling VPN:

#To enable all 'features':

 aptitude -r install network-manager-openvpn-gnome network-manager-pptp network-manager-pptp-gnome network-manager-strongswan network-manager-vpnc network-manager-vpnc-gnome

#To only enable VPN:

apt-get install network-manager-openvpn

#Make sure to restart service-network-manager and networking with the following 2 commands

service networking restart

service network-manager restart

#Step 2: Dowload and Extract openVPN Certs from PIA by using the following 2 commands

# Take note of where these filea are extracted to as they will be needed late.

wget https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip

unzip -q openvpn.zip -d /etc/openvpn

#Step 3: Configure Network Manager to use PIA VPN

# Navigate to: Network Manager -> Edit Connections (May vary depending on Kali version. It's different on mine!)(Image_1)

#Navigate to VPN -> add (Image_2)

#Click Drop Down Menu and Choose OpenVPN (Image 3)

#Click 'Create' and enter the following details/Similare Details (Image 4)
# It is not very clear on whethere you have to use a gateway that is local to your area or
#whether you can use anyone of the available ones. They are listed below just in case. Use a local one if possible to be sure.

#    United States (US VPN)
#=========================================
#    us-midwest.privateinternetaccess.com
#    us-east.privateinternetaccess.com
#    us-west.privateinternetaccess.com
#    us-texas.privateinternetaccess.com
#    us-california.privateinternetaccess.com
#    us-florida.privateinternetaccess.com

#    Canada (CA VPN)
#======================================
#    ca.privateinternetaccess.com
#    ca-toronto.privateinternetaccess.com

#    United Kingdom (UK VPN)
#========================================
#    uk-london.privateinternetaccess.com
#    uk-southampton.privateinternetaccess.com

#    Switzerland (Swiss VPN)
#=========================================
#    swiss.privateinternetaccess.com

#    Netherlands (NL VPN)
#============================================
#    nl.privateinternetaccess.com

#    Sweden (SE VPN)
#=============================================
#    sweden.privateinternetaccess.com

#    France (FR VPN)
#================================================
#    france.privateinternetaccess.com

#    Germany (DE VPN)
#================================================
#    germany.privateinternetaccess.com

#    Romania (RO VPN)
#================================================
#    ro.privateinternetaccess.com

#    Hong Kong (HK VPN)
#===============================================
#    hk.privateinternetaccess.com

#    Israel (Israel VPN)
#==============================================
#    israel.privateinternetaccess.com

#    Australia (Australia VPN)
#==============================================
#    aus.privateinternetaccess.com

#    Japan (Japan VPN)
#===============================================
#    japan.privateinternetaccess.com

#You can choose your own username and password
#The ca.crt file in the CA Certificate field refers to one of the files extracted earlier. Click on the folder icon an navigate to this file.
#Once details are entered, click save.

Step 4. Connect to VIA VPN.

Navigate to Network Manager -> PrivateInternetAccess VPN (Image_5)

#Apparently 'You will see a yellowish colored connection indicator while connecting.' I did not see it though and am not sure if it works or not as I get no indication of successful connection
#This maybe be because I have no local Gateway.