Shrew Soft Inc Disclaimer

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This software uses the OpenSSL Toolkit ( https://www.openssl.org ) to provide strong cryptography. For this reason, please read the following legal notices.

BY DOWNLOADING THE SHREW SOFT VPN CLIENT, YOU ARE OBTAINING SOFTWARE THAT IMPLEMENTS STRONG CRYPTOGRAPHIC FUNCTIONALITY WHICH MAY BE CONTROLLED AND/OR REGULATED BY LAWS IN YOUR COUNTRY. YOU HEREBY CLAIM TO UNDERSTAND YOUR LEGAL OBLIGATION IN THIS REGARD AND ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VIOLATION OF ANY LAWS THAT GOVERN THE IMPORT/EXPORT AND/OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

The second disclaimer is text which is present on the OpenSSL download page.

OpenSSL Disclaimer

This software package uses strong cryptography, so even if it is created, maintained and distributed from liberal countries in Europe (where it is legal to do this), it falls under certain export/import and/or use restrictions in some other parts of the world.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT EXPORT/IMPORT AND/OR USE OF STRONG CRYPTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE, PROVIDING CRYPTOGRAPHY HOOKS OR EVEN JUST COMMUNICATING TECHNICAL DETAILS ABOUT CRYPTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE IS ILLEGAL IN SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD. SO, WHEN YOU IMPORT THIS PACKAGE TO YOUR COUNTRY, RE-DISTRIBUTE IT FROM THERE OR EVEN JUST EMAIL TECHNICAL SUGGESTIONS OR EVEN SOURCE PATCHES TO THE AUTHOR OR OTHER PEOPLE YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ANY EXPORT/IMPORT AND/OR USE LAWS WHICH APPLY TO YOU. THE AUTHORS OF OPENSSL ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY VIOLATIONS YOU MAKE HERE. SO BE CAREFUL, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

System Requirements

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This software package should install on any reasonable machine running a 32 or 64 bit version of Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7/8. Testing has only been performed on machines running with the latest service packs installed. For this reason, you are encouraged to keep your operating system up to date when using this software. An account with administrative privileges will be required to run the install application but not for normal operation.

Kernel Driver Signatures

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The first stable release of the client to include signed kernel drivers for Microsoft Windows platforms is version 2.1.6. All previous versions include unsigned drivers.

Documentation and Support

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Full documentation is now available online. Please visit our support page for a list of support options.

VPN Client Documentation
VPN Support Page

Stable Releases

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Stable releases are feature complete, presumed to be mostly bug-free and useful to the general public.

Beta Releases

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Beta releases are feature complete but not presumed to be bug-free. The intended audience would be users that are interested in testing the software for bugs and regressions.

Alpha Releases

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Alpha releases are not feature complete or presumed to be bug-free. The intended audience would be users that are interested in an advanced preview of the features that may be included in future Beta releases.

Future Release Plans

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A future release plan and progress checklist can be found here

Product Editions

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The Shrew Soft VPN Client for Windows is available in two different editions, Standard and Professional. The Standard version provides a robust feature set that allows the user to connect to a wide range of open source and commercial gateways. It contains no trial period limits, nag screens or unrelated software bundles. It is simply free for both personal and commercial use. The Professional edition offers additional features that may be helpful for users connecting to a corporate LAN. It is installed by default with a 14 day evaluation period limit. To use the Professional edition after the evaluation period has expired, a client license may be purchased from the Shrew Soft Shop.

Selecting an Edition

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Shrew Soft offers a unified installer for both Standard and Professional editions. To install the professional edition, you must download the VPN Client Installer, version 2.2.1 or later. During the install process, you will be prompted to select the edition to install.

Feature Matrix

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	Standard	Professional
XAuth	Yes	Yes
Mode Config	Yes	Yes
NAT-T	Yes	Yes
Split Tunneling	Yes	Yes
Split DNS	No	Yes
AD / Domain Login	No	Yes