# adrienverge/openfortivpn

Client for PPP+TLS VPN tunnel services

Repository: https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openfortivpn
Language: Perl
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-24T15:23:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4237, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3394, forks 378 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:59.197401+00:00)

## What it is
openfortivpn is a command-line client for PPP+TLS VPN tunnel services, compatible with Fortinet VPN gateways. It spawns a pppd process and manages communication between the client and the VPN gateway, supporting username/password, certificate, SAML, and smartcard authentication.

## Use cases
- connect to a Fortinet SSL VPN from Linux
- connect to corporate VPN from the command line
- set up PPP+TLS VPN tunnel on macOS
- authenticate to VPN with SAML login
- use a smartcard or Yubikey for VPN authentication
- connect to VPN with a client certificate
- script VPN connections with a config file

## When to choose
- you need to connect to a Fortinet VPN gateway on Linux or macOS without the official client
- you want a lightweight CLI VPN client that can be scripted or run headless
- you need SAML, certificate, or smartcard-based VPN authentication

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical VPN client with a tray icon
- your VPN uses a protocol other than Fortinet's PPP+TLS (e.g., OpenVPN, WireGuard, IPsec)
- you require multi-reader smartcard support, which is not currently supported

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: vpn, networking, security
- domain: networking, security, privacy
- platform: cli
- tags: fortinet, ppp, tls, ssl-vpn, saml, smartcard, pppd, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- adrienverge/openfortivpn (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:59.197401+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:38:58.996689+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:59.197401+00:00, sha b3101b43c201)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.