VPN server provision - Infrastructure

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VPN type

Select the type of VPN that you want to create. Learn more

Site-to-site VPN gateway

Securely extend your on-premises network to IBM Cloud.

IPsec secure tunnels
Customizable IKE phase 1 and phase 2 encryption
Appliance-level high availability

Client-to-site VPN server

Securely connect to your IBM Cloud resources from anywhere.

TLS 1.2/1.3-based secure, encrypted connection
Multi-factor client authentication
High availability spanning across zones

Before you begin...

Review the following checklist to ensure that your environment is set up correctly.

Review planning considerations for VPN servers.

Decide which VPN client authentication mode to use: certificate-based, user ID and passcode, or both.

Create an IBM Cloud Secrets Manager service instance in your IBM Cloud account and manage certificates. It is recommended that you create a private certificate with these considerations in mind.

Create IAM service-to-service authorization for your VPN server and IBM Cloud Secrets Manager.

Create a VPC and at least one subnet in your selected VPC. For high availability, create a VPC and two subnets in two different zones. The VPN server resides in the two subnets.

You can also use Terraform to quickly provision a VPN server. Learn more

Location

Select the location where you want to create your VPN server.

Geography

Region

Details

VPN server name

Use lowercase alphanumeric characters and hyphens only (without spaces).

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Tags (optional)

If your user tags are billing related, consider writing tags as key:value pairs, such as costctr:124

Client IPv4 address pool

Enter a CIDR range. The client is assigned an IP address for its session from this address pool.

Subnets

Select either high-availability (two subnets) or stand-alone (one subnet) mode. Then, choose the subnet(s) in which to deploy your VPN server. Learn more

VPN server modes

High-availability mode

Deploys the VPN server across two subnets in different zones. Best for multi-zone deployments and solutions where client VPN access is critical.

Stand-alone mode

Deploys the VPN server in a single subnet and zone. Best for non-production use where multi-zone resiliency is not required.

Subnets

Authentication

Configure your authentication settings for the VPN server and for the client endpoint. Learn more

Certificates are managed through IBM Cloud Secrets Manager, or through a CRN.

Server authentication

Server secrets manager

Server certificate

Client authentication modes

Configure user authentication using client certificate or user ID and passcode. Learn more

Select a client certificate or enter the certificate’s CRN.

Client secrets manager

Client certificate

You can upload only one certificate revocation list (PEM format only). If a CRL already exists, its contents will be overwritten.

Configure added security for VPN client users. You can select this option by itself, or in combination with a client certificate. Learn more

Security groups

Select at least one and at most five security groups to control traffic at the networking level. Learn more

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Additional configuration

Transport protocol

UDP

TCP

VPN port

Enter a valid port number from 1 - 65535.

Tunnel mode

Full tunnel

Split tunnel

If you create a VPN for VPC (site-to-site VPN gateway) with a connection between your on-premises network and IBM Cloud, the following metrics are collected on a monthly basis:

Instance hours - Time your VPN gateway instance is up and running.

Connection hours - Time each of your VPN connections is created and enabled on the VPN gateway.

Charge metricCost

Instance hours

Connection hours

If you create a Client VPN for VPC (client-to-site VPN server) and connections between your users and IBM Cloud, the following metrics are collected on a monthly basis:

Instance hours - Time your VPN server instance is up and running.

Connection hours - Time your aggregated VPN connections are established and maintained on the VPN server.

Charge metricCost

Instance hours

Connection hours

Additional charges

Currently, a floating IP instance is provided at no charge.

Charge metricCost

Instance

Provided

You are charged for outbound public internet traffic billed at data transfer rates. Data transfer charges are for egress only and vary based on region. Inbound data transfers to IBM Cloud are free.

Charge metricCost

Data transfer within zone

Provided

Data transfer between zones in the same region

Provided

Data transmitted

You can also use the Global Catalog API to get pricing for valid service configurations and determine an estimated cost. Learn more
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VPN for VPC plan ID
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Client VPN for VPC plan ID
Floating IP service ID
Floating IP plan ID
VPC service ID
VPC plan ID

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Client VPN for VPC

Before you begin...

Review planning considerations for VPN servers.

Decide which VPN client authentication mode to use: certificate-based, user ID and passcode, or both.

Create an IBM Cloud Secrets Manager service instance in your IBM Cloud account and manage certificates. It is recommended that you create a private certificate with these considerations in mind.

Create IAM service-to-service authorization for your VPN server and IBM Cloud Secrets Manager.

Create a VPC and at least one subnet in your selected VPC. For high availability, create a VPC and two subnets in two different zones. The VPN server resides in the two subnets.

Details

Subnet 1

Subnet 2

Security groups

Additional configuration

Additional charges

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