Important note on VPN use for students of the University of Göttingen from 2025-01-28 17:00 CET to 2025-01-31 12:00 CET

Maintenance Network services VPN
2025-01-28 17:00 CET · 2 days, 19 hours

Updates

Resolved

This maintenance has been concluded as planned.

January 31, 2025 · 12:00 CET
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This maintenance is now starting as planned.

January 28, 2025 · 17:00 CET
Scheduled

Summary: Use of the VPN service will be switched to eduVPN on January 28th for security reasons. VPN via Cisco AnyConnect will not be possible from then on. Please change your VPN configuration now!
Instructions for eduVPN setup: https://wiki.student.uni-goettingen.de/en/support/wlan/vpn_eduvpn

Background:
Students at the University of Göttingen have access to a VPN service that allows them to use various IT services of the University or the University Library from home or abroad. As announced, the technology used for this (Cisco AnyConnect) will be completely replaced in the course of January 2025. The new version (eduVPN) offers increased security through two-factor authentication and a more intuitive user experience than the current solution. In recent weeks, attacks on Cisco AnyConnect environments at universities have become more frequent - and these attempts can also be seen at the Göttingen infrastructure. These attacks exploit the extended access capabilities of the VPN service, with a large number of student accounts—many of which do not actively use the VPN service—offering a broad attack surface. To address the current risks, the GWDG, in consultation with the University’s Information Security Management,

January 28, 2025 · 15:49 CET

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