Flatsonar

eOVPN

by Jagadeesh Kotra

OpenVPN Configuration Manager

Broad permissions Verified creator GPL-3.0+ v1.33
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About

eOVPN is a application to connect, manage and update(from a remote .zip) OpenVPN configurations.

Permissions

6 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • your keyring / saved passwords
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.secrets
  • network configuration
    --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
  • talks to system service net.openvpn.v3.configuration
    --system-talk-name=net.openvpn.v3.configuration
  • talks to system service net.openvpn.v3.sessions
    --system-talk-name=net.openvpn.v3.sessions
  • talks to system service net.openvpn.v3.log
    --system-talk-name=net.openvpn.v3.log
  • network
    --share=network
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri
  • access to ~/.cert
    --filesystem=~/.cert:create
  • notifications
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Notifications

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • fetches from libndp.org over unencrypted http: anyone on the path can swap the bytes
    source:insecure-url
  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.