IU Secure wireless connections: openSUSE

At Indiana University, to connect to the IU Secure wireless network using openSUSE 11, you must obtain a valid Thawte certificate, and then configure KNetworkManager. For instructions for other Linux distributions, see IU Secure wireless connections: Linux.

On this page:

• Obtaining a Thawte certificate
• Connecting to IU Secure with openSUSE 11

Obtaining a Thawte certificate

The IU Secure authentication server uses Thawte as its root certificate authority. You need a valid Thawte root certificate in Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) format to connect to IU Secure.

UITS recommends that you use the certificate installed with your operating system. If you do not have the root certificate installed, you can download it from Thawte's Download Root Certificates.

After you download the thawte-roots.zip file, extract the Thawte Root Certificates/thawte Premium Server CA/Thawte Premium Server CA.pem file to your home directory.

In a default openSUSE 11 installation, you can find the certificate at: /etc/ssl/certs/Thawte_Premium_Server_CA.pem

Connecting to IU Secure with openSUSE 11

To connect to IU Secure with openSUSE 11:

1. In the lower right corner, right-click the KNetworkManager globe icon, select New connection, and then click wlan0 (or the interface name of your wireless adapter).
   
   
2. From the list of available wireless networks, choose IU Secure, and then click Next.
   
   
3. In the Connections window:
   
   
   • For "Security", select WPA Enterprise Under EAP.
   • For "Method", select PEAP.
   • For "Identity" and "Password", enter your IU Network ID username and passphrase, respectively.
   • For "CA Certificate", choose the location of your Thawte certificate.
   • Under "Phase 2", for "Method", select MSCHAPV2.
   
   
4. If you want your computer to automatically connect to IU Secure when it's in range, click Next until you see the final screen. Check Autoconnect, and then click Connect & Save.

   Otherwise, click Connect & Save without clicking Next.

After successfully connecting, you should see the KNetworkManager globe icon change to a signal strength meter.

At Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see At IU, how do I get support for Linux or Unix?

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