2.46. SSLVPN

These log messages refer to the SSLVPN category.

2.46.1. [ID: 1491] Allocated client IP

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Allocated client IP.
Default Log Severity
Information
Parameters
ip, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The connected client was allocated an IP address from the pool.
Gateway Action
None
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.2. [ID: 1448] Client certificate verification failed

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Client certificate verification failed.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
reason, certcn, iface, matchkey
Explanation
Verification of the client certificate certcn failed. The specific error is described by reason.
Gateway Action
Close
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.3. [ID: 1459] Client certificate verification successful

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Client certificate verification successful.
Default Log Severity
Information
Parameters
certcn, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The client certificate was successfully verified.
Gateway Action
Accept
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.4. [ID: 1471] Verification of client options failed

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Verification of client options failed.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
reason, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The options the client sent during the key exchange did not match the allowed values.
Gateway Action
Close
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
Reconfigure the client software.

2.46.5. [ID: 1461] Closed TLS session due to unacknowledged[...]

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Closed TLS session due to unacknowledged message.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
keyid, iface, matchkey
Explanation
After several retries an outbound message was not acknowledged by peer, thus the TLS session was closed. A TLS session for another Key ID might still be active.
Gateway Action
Close
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.6. [ID: 1451] Connected SSLVPN client

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Connected SSLVPN client.
Default Log Severity
Information
Parameters
iface, matchkey
Explanation
An client connected to the SSLVPN server.
Gateway Action
Accept
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.7. [ID: 1467] Could not allocate client IP

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Could not allocate client IP.
Default Log Severity
Warning
Parameters
iface, matchkey
Explanation
Allocating an IP address to the client failed. The pool could be depleted.
Gateway Action
Close
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
Try increasing size of pool.

2.46.8. [ID: 1457] Internal error when decrypting packet

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Internal error when decrypting packet.
Default Log Severity
Error
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
There was an internal error while decrypting a packet on the data channel.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.9. [ID: 1465] Decryption failed for data channel packet

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Decryption failed for data channel packet.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
There was an error decrypting a data channel packet.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.10. [ID: 1443] Disconnected SSLVPN client

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Disconnected SSLVPN client.
Default Log Severity
Information
Parameters
iface, matchkey
Explanation
A client disconnected from the SSLVPN server.
Gateway Action
Close
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.11. [ID: 1496] Data packet before negotiated data channel

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Data packet before negotiated data channel.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
A client sent a data channel packet before the data channel was negotiated.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.12. [ID: 1464] Encryption failed for data channel packet

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Encryption failed for data channel packet.
Default Log Severity
Error
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
Encryption failed for a packet on the data channel.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.13. [ID: 1455] Encrypted packet did not fit packet buffer

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Encrypted packet did not fit packet buffer.
Default Log Severity
Error
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
After encryption and addition of SSL VPN headers, the packet was too big to fit the packet buffer.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.14. [ID: 1482] Failed to send packet to control plane

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Failed to send packet to control plane.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
The system failed to forward a control channel packet to the submodule in control plane.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.15. [ID: 1486] Failed to set encryption key for packet

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Failed to set encryption key for packet.
Default Log Severity
Error
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
There was an internal error when setting the key used for encrypting the data channel packet.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.16. [ID: 1473] Failed to write encrypted packet

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Failed to write encrypted packet.
Default Log Severity
Error
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
There was an internal error when writing the encrypted data channel packet to the packet buffer.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.17. [ID: 1668] Failed to get server

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Failed to get server.
Default Log Severity
Error
Parameters
user, profile, crstate, iface, matchkey
Explanation
No SSLVPN server session could be found for a client request.
Gateway Action
Deny
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.18. [ID: 1669] Failed to get session

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Failed to get session.
Default Log Severity
Error
Parameters
user, profile, crstate, iface, matchkey
Explanation
No SSLVPN session could be found for a client request.
Gateway Action
Deny
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.19. [ID: 1678] Failed to get user session

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Failed to get user session.
Default Log Severity
Error
Parameters
user, profile, crstate, iface, matchkey
Explanation
No user session could be found for a client request.
Gateway Action
Deny
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.20. [ID: 1463] TLS handshake timed out

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
TLS handshake timed out.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
keyid, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The handshake with the client timed out.
Gateway Action
Close
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.21. [ID: 1478] Integrity check failed during decryption

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Integrity check failed during decryption.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
The integrity check failed when decrypting a packet on the data channel. This might be due to data corruption or due to deliberate tampering with the packet.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.22. [ID: 1472] Maximum number of authenticated SSLVPN[...]

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Maximum number of authenticated SSLVPN sessions allowed by license exceeded.
Default Log Severity
Warning
Parameters
maxsessions
Explanation
Incoming SSLVPN requests exceeded license limitation for maximum number of allowed concurrent SSLVPN sessions.
Gateway Action
Deny
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
Add more hardware devices or extend your license to support more SSLVPN sessions to secure that all incoming SSLVPN requests can be properly established.

2.46.23. [ID: 1446] Number of authenticated SSLVPN sessions[...]

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Number of authenticated SSLVPN sessions reached 90 percent of max SSLVPN sessions allowed by license.
Default Log Severity
Warning
Parameters
sessions, maxsessions
Explanation
Incoming SSLVPN requests exceeded 90 percent of the allowed number of concurrent SSLVPN sessions (license limitation).
Gateway Action
None
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
Add more hardware devices or extend your license to support more SSLVPN sessions to secure that all incoming SSLVPN requests can be properly established.

2.46.24. [ID: 1453] Malformed packet on data channel

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Malformed packet on data channel.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
The system failed to parse a packet on the data channel.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.25. [ID: 1673] Failed to read challenge text from[...]

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Failed to read challenge text from configuration.
Default Log Severity
Error
Parameters
user, profile, crstate, iface, matchkey
Explanation
No challenge text could be found for a client request.
Gateway Action
Deny
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.26. [ID: 1679] Peer did not send client certificate

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Peer did not send client certificate.
Default Log Severity
Information
Parameters
iface, matchkey
Explanation
The peer did not send a client certificate.
Gateway Action
Close
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.27. [ID: 1674] Failed to find server configuration

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Failed to find server configuration.
Default Log Severity
Error
Parameters
user, profile, crstate, iface, matchkey
Explanation
No SSLVPN server configuration could be found for a client request.
Gateway Action
Deny
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.28. [ID: 1476] Non active key ID on data channel

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Non active key ID on data channel.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
keyid, flow, user, userid
Explanation
A packet was received on data channel using a key id that had not been negotiated.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.29. [ID: 1470] Verification of client peer info failed

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Verification of client peer info failed.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
reason, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The peer info the client sent during the key exchange did not match the allowed values.
Gateway Action
Close
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
Reconfigure the client software or upgrade to newer version.

2.46.30. [ID: 1493] Rate limit exceeded

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Rate limit exceeded.
Default Log Severity
Warning
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
The rate limit of control channel messages was exceeded on the flow.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
Investigate if system is under attack.

2.46.31. [ID: 1469] Released client IP

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Released client IP.
Default Log Severity
Information
Parameters
ip, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The client IP address was released back to the pool.
Gateway Action
None
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.32. [ID: 1452] Key renegotiation failed

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Key renegotiation failed.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
keyid, iface, matchkey
Explanation
Key renegotiation for the data channel failed.
Gateway Action
Close
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.33. [ID: 1475] Key renegotiation successful

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Key renegotiation successful.
Default Log Severity
Information
Parameters
keyid, iface, matchkey
Explanation
Key renegotiation for the data channel was successful.
Gateway Action
None
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.34. [ID: 1449] Replay check failed on data channel

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Replay check failed on data channel.
Default Log Severity
Warning
Parameters
keyid, packetid, flow, user, userid
Explanation
A packet was dropped due to failed packet replay check. Either the packet was seen before or it is older than the packet replay window allows.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
Investigate if the session is under attack.

2.46.35. [ID: 1670] Failed to send challenge to client

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Failed to send challenge to client.
Default Log Severity
Error
Parameters
user, profile, crstate, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The system could not forward a challenge request from the authentication source to the SSLVPN client.
Gateway Action
Deny
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.36. [ID: 1677] Failed to send challenge response

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Failed to send challenge response.
Default Log Severity
Error
Parameters
user, profile, crstate, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The system could not forward a challenge response from the SSLVPN client to the authentication source.
Gateway Action
Deny
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.37. [ID: 1489] Server reset from client

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Server reset from client.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
A client sent a packet to the service that is only sent from server to client.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.38. [ID: 1477] TLS handshake error

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
TLS handshake error.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
reason, certcn, iface, matchkey
Explanation
TLS handshake with the client was aborted due to an error, and the TLS session is closed. The specific error is described by reason.
Gateway Action
Close
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.39. [ID: 1497] Too short packet payload

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Too short packet payload.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
paylen, flow, user, userid
Explanation
A client sent a packet with a too short payload.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.40. [ID: 1501] Unacknowledged control channel message

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Unacknowledged control channel message.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
packetid, keyid, iface, matchkey
Explanation
An outbound message to peer was not acknowledged after several retries, and was thus dropped.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.41. [ID: 1488] Received ACK for unknown packet id

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Received ACK for unknown packet id.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
packetid, keyid, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The peer sent an ACK for a packet ID the system never sent out, or a packet ID that was already acknowledged. The ACK was ignored.
Gateway Action
Discard
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.42. [ID: 1479] Unknown protocol opcode

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Unknown protocol opcode.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
code, flow, user, userid
Explanation
A client sent a protocol message containing an unknown opcode.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.43. [ID: 1671] Unprintable characters in challenge text

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Unprintable characters in challenge text.
Default Log Severity
Warning
Parameters
user, profile, crstate, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The challenge text for an SSLVPN session contained unprintable characters, which is not allowed.
Gateway Action
Deny
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
Change the challenge text on the authentication source or the overriden value in the local configuration.

2.46.44. [ID: 1454] Unsupported key exchange method v1

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Unsupported key exchange method v1.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
flow, user, userid
Explanation
A client sent a client reset using key exchange method 1, which is unsupported.
Gateway Action
Drop
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
Upgrade client software to more recent version.

2.46.45. [ID: 1445] User failed to log in to SSLVPN

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
User failed to log in to SSLVPN.
Default Log Severity
Warning
Parameters
user, profile, crstate, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The client failed authentication trying to log in.
Gateway Action
Deny
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.46. [ID: 1458] User logged in to SSLVPN

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
User logged in to SSLVPN.
Default Log Severity
Information
Parameters
user, profile, crstate, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The client was successfully logged in.
Gateway Action
Accept
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.47. [ID: 1468] User logged out from SSLVPN by authentication[...]

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
User logged out from SSLVPN by authentication system.
Default Log Severity
Notice
Parameters
user, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The user connected to the SSLVPN server was logged out through the authentication system, and thus the session was closed.
Gateway Action
Close
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
None

2.46.48. [ID: 1675] Username not allowed to change

Log Categories
SSLVPN
Log Message
Username not allowed to change.
Default Log Severity
Warning
Parameters
user, profile, crstate, iface, matchkey
Explanation
The user name for an SSLVPN session changed, which is not allowed.
Gateway Action
Deny
Action Description
None
Proposed Action
Change the configuration of the SSLVPN client to use the same user name throughout the entire session.