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About
Adito is an open-source, browser-based SSL VPN solution. It’s a remote access solution that provides users and businesses alike with a means of securely accessing network resources from outside the network perimeter using only a standard web browser.
Background
This is the open-source clone of SSL-Explorer after it went biz-o-matic.
Windows installer (download links below)
My contribution to this project is a Windows-installer, check old version here, if you are looking for the updated SVN-version download here
Please note that the SVN-version is only supported on Java run time 1.8! Older version require Java run time 1.7 or older.
Step-by-step guides
There are now three guides written by me on the topic.
- Scroll down on the installer page for installation-tips
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Scroll down on this page for a simple demonstration of a port-forward
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NEW! Practical RDP guide here
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Read the guide on running the Java 7 version 51
What the buzz about?
Pictures says more than words so please take a look in the pictureseries with description below.
You are first presented with a login window:
After successfully logging in you are at the main window
Usally the SSL Tunnel are common used. This technique open a port locally and forward it throught the server and to your destination.
In this example we create a port forwarding on port 4040 locally requests to google.com on port 80 (www-default-port)
After the creation we start the Agent. This is the software you run in the remote location straight from the browser. Since it uses default-java you would find access almost everywhere.
My rule is; if you can connect to your bank you can use Adito 😉
When it has launched you got a new little man-like icon in your sys-tray
By right-clicking on the agent you will find items you have configed on the server. In our case the tunnel “Test” is available
When the tunnel is activated the agent notify you and we are ready to use it
Now for some magic 🙂 Connect to google through your server
As you can see this is pretty easy to use and manage a great product!
Check out the new guide on setting up RDP here
Hello Large,
How do I create my own extension package? Lets say I want to use a program like dameware, can I create an extension for it?
Thanks
Vince:
You don’t need to DMZ the Adito installation. Forward the port 443 to your Adito machine (based on default installation) and you’re good to go.
The Adito Extension doesn’t require online access.
On the right side in the “Actions” window you have a “Upload Extension” function, upload the zipped package. (Do not extract!)
Hello,
Great product thx.
But I’ve a little problem. I must install Adito in a DMZ but the internet access is not allowed from my Adito server.
How can I install Adito Extensions without online connection to the Extension Store ?
Thanks
I have installed adito on XP machine, able run services like VNC and web fowarding. When i setup network places I am able to access the shared drive and see the doc. But when I trying opening the doc, I get an error 500 from the server. Any suggestion what i have miss out.
Thanks in advance
P.S – I m using freenas
Great Don, glad it worked!
I didn’t know that Hak5 made a reference to this, that is pretty cool 🙂
I’ll put up the show on a post here too, that way people can see it in action.
Edit:
Merry Christmas to all 😉
I got the UltraVNC viewer working in Adito! One thing I had to change was the setting on the UltraVNC Server Property Page. I had to check the box to Allow Local Loopback Connections.
Not sure I want to tackle creating my own package for an Adito application install. 🙂
I used your Adito Installer recommended by Darren Kitchen at Hak5.
Thanks again,
Don
PS. Merry Christmas….
You only change the XML-file inside the zip-file if there are fields / parameters that are wrong for the app you want to run.
If you have other programs you can create your own packages… I have modified a Firefox-portable to work with Adito. That way if a public / work computer don’t have Firefox I can download it through adito with my socks settings & extensions installed 🙂
can you share your firefox package plz ?
Thanks 🙂
Hi Albert
I usually have a USB with FF-Portable on it, so I don’t use the plugin atm.
When looking into the archive, I last used it on SSLExplorer actually.
Here you go, http://adito.werner.no/sslexplorer-application-firefoxportable.zip
Try to install it as it is.
If it doesn’t work, change the “extension.xml” to adito where it says sslexplorer.
To update the FF to latest version, follow instructions in the extension.xml (using 7-zip) to make an exe of it.
You also have to run a SOCKS proxy or simular to make the browser go through your SSL-tunnels.
Hello thanks for the link 🙂
i’ve repacked firefox v11 and run OK but proxy setting are incorrect 🙁 port is not OK have you an idea for fix it ?
Thanks
Sure, in the “prefs.js” file you have 2 generated values.
user_pref(“network.proxy.socks”, “${tunnel:firefoxportable.hostname}”);
user_pref(“network.proxy.socks_port”, ${tunnel:firefoxportable.port});
This “old” prefs.js file is from an old firefox installation, so I guess you need to update.
Setup your locally installed Firefox with socks proxy.
Go to %userprofile%\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\
Replace the prefs.js in the archive and update the two lines as shown above.
(Btw: The extension.xml have the tunnel-parameter “
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The pref.js dont change at all just few line added.
but after analyse, the port is from the tunnel created during app launch, but i think that tunnel dont support socks proxy if anyone can confirm me that.
at this time i use a ssh connection with a tunnel on D8080 and i replace {tunnel:firefoxportable.hostname} by {param:proxyhost} and {tunnel:firefoxportable.port} by {param:proxyport} work great, but if it’s possible to directly make a tunnel without opening a putty session : i need 🙂
i continue to test some config 🙂
i’ve also made a “supercopier2” application and work great 🙂 if someone want it… ask it 🙂
Hi, you have to run a SOCKS service to the port you’re using.
If you’re on Windows a simple http://sockspuppet.com/ or http://www.handcraftedsoftware.org/index.php?page=download on the server-side does the trick 🙂
That way the port opened gives you a direct connection to the socks-service and then the software will forward you out.
Though; SSL Explorer had SOCKS in the early stages, but the extension was removed.
If you manage to update the extensions correctly, please mail me them lars@werner.no…
I’ll put them on adtio.werner.no “appstore” later on.
i have made some test to run a dante-server on my linux but no succes at this time.
for manage and update extension : supercopier : no update before a long time (i’m not sure but i think that the devel of this app is off)
and for firefox portable : yes no problem i can update it 🙂
i say you when i have a good configuration that work great 🙂
Thanks for your help 🙂
Hello !!
Firefox 12 OK
i have dante-server work on my server (but i need to secure that ^^)
and firefox with socks proxy work great, i have make a package with english version of android (i’m french so.. i use the french version^^)
Yep..finally read page 126 of the manual! The whole zip file..not just the XML file like I was trying to do… DOH!!!
Thanks again…for solving both of my issues with Adito!
Don
You are using the (Configuration) Extension Manager -> (Actions) Upload Extension , right?
Adito manage the whole *.zip file, not just the XML. Download and save adito-application-ultravnc.zip then upload the zip-file
Edit:
UltraVNC server goes one the machine that Adito is running on, so you don’t need to forward anything.
That way you can contact that machine remote.
If you are using linux a repack of the zip might be needed… Not so linux-clever yet 😉
It looks like the extension file for just the UltraVNC viewer is not uploading to Adito.
I tried it several times ..using the upload..XML file…
It does not show up in installed applications in Adito.
Don
I installed the UltraVNC server on the desktop…and installed the UltraVNC extension into Adito as an application. When I click on it…it says “Application UltraVNC” launched but nothing else happens. No viewer…no login box. How do I get the viewer to run inside Adito?
The viewer does work and connects outside of Adito if I open port 5900 on my router.
Don
Don Screen:
Glad to help 🙂
To setup VNC (In this case UltraVNC viewer) download & install this extension: http://lars.werner.no/adito-application-ultravnc.zip
All the parameters ect should be pretty the same IF you absolutly have to use TightVNC. Change the extension.xml to fit your needs.
I prefer UltraVNC because they have integrated the fullscreen-tool-bar-thingy that I made some years ago: http://lars.werner.no/?page_id=16
With the screen-hook-thingy the polling are just as quick as M$ Remote Desktop (As I usally prefer). That extension can be downloaded here: http://lars.werner.no/adito-application-advancednativerdpwin32.zip (if you make that a go, Remote desktop is enabled with just a hookoff in the System-tab :))
Thank you! I found the problem. I am using FreeSSHd and did not have the Tunnel option set to Allow Local Port Forwarding.
Adito now gets the job done without having to open another port on my router.
I would like to get TightVNC working via Adito. Not sure how to run the viewer from Adito….
Finally got the hang of Putty with the different settings available.
Don
PS. I really appreciate the time you took to get the answer to me. I spent a week with Adito figuring there had to be a way to tunnel all of my web traffic. Your solution was perfect!
Don Screen:
Make sure that the ssh-config have the ForwardAgent=yes (default is no). Then it will start resolving & forwarding 🙂
The putty-setup can be copied off this guide: http://securitymusings.com/article/462/how-to-set-up-a-socks-proxy-using-putty-ssh
I also made a SOCKS-setup for a friend that didn’t want the CopSSH package installed on his server. The simple solution was Sockspuppet: http://socks.pendulus.net/
It was simple, and gets the job done. Best of all it works as a service 😉 Just forward all trafic to the Sockspuppet-port and it will simply work. By blocking incomming connections from others (through sw/hw-firewall) or a user&pass setup you’ll be safe that no one else sees the socks server.
I installed Putty as an application in Adito. I can connect with Putty inside Adito to my OpenSSH server on my desktop machine…I get a DOS prompt. I then set my proxy settings in Firefox to Socks5 with 127.0.0.1 using port 7070. Then trying to surf the web with this setup. I get no connection to any website using this proxy on Firefox.
I have set the SSH/tunnel option in Putty to dynamic port 7070 (D7070) with auto set and Dynamic. I am clearly missing a piece of this puzzle to tunnel my web traffic over an SSH connection using Putty. Any ideas on what I am missing?
Thanks!
Earlier I used a SOCKS proxy on the Agent, running on the client machine. But the plugin is unsupported and does not work any more 🙁
My temporary solution is to create a Application using putty-application and create SOCKS on client. The connection goes like this: Web browser w/SOCKS -> Putty -> Adito-Client <-> SSH-Server <-> Internet.
If you are running Windows you could use the CopSSH-server (great package): http://www.itefix.no/i2/copssh
In linux you have to google it 😉
The cool thing with Adito is that you don’t need to show the SSH-server to the world. That would be considered safe since the Adito doesn’t have any known security-breaches so far…
What should the destination host be if I want to pass all of my web traffic through the SSL tunnel not just one particular website like google.com?
Or should I use some other feature of Adito like Web Forward? Reverse Proxy?
Thanks!
Don
what’s the different with the other feature called Web Forwards??
My spanish does not really exists 😉 But I guess the Adito-service using the Wrapper did not work for you.
Try using it without the wrapper and see if it works. If so, write me the java-version and paste the wrapper.log file
Hello
Starting Adito service using wrapper
El servicio de Adito está iniciándose…
El servicio de Adito no ha podido iniciarse.
Error de sistema.
Error de sistema 1067.
El proceso ha terminado de forma inesperada.
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