I've download from them in the past (my employer at the time wouldn't provide the Linux version).  Cisco doesn't sell the VPN client by itself.  It's like driver software, it just connects you to their hardware (for which they charge quite a bit).  If they were thinking clearly, they'd open-source the client and let their user community (which includes a rather large number of people who can fix code) help them vet the security and fix any bugs (and port to other platforms, like the BSD systems).


Kurt Granroth wrote:
> On Monday 23 May 2005 09:26 am, Joseph Sinclair wrote:
> 
>>It is possible to get the Cisco client from Cisco, you just need to
>>register on their site (a bit of a pain, but not too bad).
> 
> 
> I didn't know that.  I was under the assumption that you needed a support 
> contract with Cisco to download the client and that meant being a VPN server 
> admin.  There are a few pages that say something to this effect and when the 
> vpn client page says you need to be 'registered', I assumed (again) that 
> that's what it meant.
> 
> This is great timing.  I needed to get a new client for OS X "Tiger" anyway 
> and wasn't looking forward to waiting for my VPN admin to get it for me.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> For the record, here's the URL to the vpnclient page:
> 
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps2308/index.html
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