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add some clarifications about Pulse vs. NC to the documentation
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Signed-off-by: Daniel Lenski <dlenski@gmail.com>
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dlenski committed Mar 30, 2020
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16 changes: 14 additions & 2 deletions openconnect.8.in
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It was originally written to support Cisco "AnyConnect" VPN servers,
and has since been extended with experimental support for Juniper
Network Connect and Junos Pulse VPN servers
Network Connect
.RB ( \-\-protocol=nc )
and Junos Pulse VPN servers
.RB ( \-\-protocol=pulse )
and PAN GlobalProtect VPN servers
.RB ( \-\-protocol=gp ).

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for Cisco AnyConnect (the default),
.I nc
for experimental support for Juniper Network Connect (also supported
by Junos Pulse servers), and
by most Junos Pulse servers),
.I pulse
for experimental support for Junos Pulse, and
.I gp
for experimental support for PAN GlobalProtect.

OpenConnect does not yet support all of the authentication options used
by Pulse, nor does it support Host Checker/TNCC with Pulse. If your
Junos Pulse VPN is not yet supported with
.BR \-\-protocol=pulse ,
then
.B \-\-protocol=nc
may be a useful fallback option.
.TP
.B \-\-token\-mode=MODE
Enable one-time password generation using the
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<h3>Host Checker</h3>

<p>Not yet investigated and implemented for Pulse mode. The Juniper support may
suffice for some users.</p>
<p>Support for Host Checker, also known as TNCC, has not yet been investigated and
implemented for Pulse mode. The Juniper support may suffice for some users.</p>

<h2>Connectivity</h2>

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