KTH VPN service: eduVPN
About eduVPN that is KTH's VPN service and is available for all active and registered KTH students
As a student, you may sometime need to use VPN to access KTH's network for specific resources, such as your home directory or certain software programs. You can access KTH’s network via the eduVPN service.
About eduVPN
eduVPN is a VPN service that replaces Cisco VPN and that provide secure access to KTH network and resources when you are outside KTH. eduVPN is available for registered KTH students.
Subject to specific review, eduVPN can also be used to route all internet traffic through KTH’s network. This may be relevant, for example, when you are working from networks or locations where the internet connection cannot be considered as trustworthy.
Get started with eduVPN
Follow the instructions to get started.
Connection technology
Standard connection
The most users will use eduVPN with split tunneling. That means that trafic to the internal resources of KTH goes through the VPN connection, while other internet traffic goes through your ordinary internet connection.
Extended connection
For special needs, eduVPN can be activated and configured so that all internet traffic goes through KTH's network, so-called full tunneling.
This may be the case, for example:
- when traveling on business to countries or locations where internet access cannot be considered trusted
- when you need to use services or research resources that require traffic to come from KTH's network addresses
- when special security or operational requirements justify that all traffic should go through KTH's network.
If you are in need of extended connection, Contact KTH IT-Support digitally. State "Utökad uppkoppling för eduVPN” as a subject and describe why you are in need of the extend connection. Your request will then be assessed based on the specified need and IT Support will return with a response.
Privacy information and registration in eduVPN
When you use eduVPN, KTH will process certain technical information about your connection. The information is used to provide and administer the service, troubleshoot problems, and detect and handle security incidents.
Information that is recorded
When you are using eduVPN the following information is recorded:
- your KTH username
- time of login
- when the VPN session is established and terminated
- the IP address from which your device connects to the KTH eduVPN server
- the public WireGuard key used for the VPN session
- IP addresses assigned to the VPN connection
Traffic through eduVPN
The KTH eduVPN service does not record the content of your network traffic and does not create any history of which websites, internet services or KTH resources you visit. The information recorded is therefore not used to track an individual user's activity on the KTH network or the internet.
Security issues and misuse
The information may be used to investigate security incidents or suspected misuse of eduVPN. Suspected security incidents or abuse related to the KTH eduVPN service should be reported to abuse@kth.se . Please note, this email address is intended for security-related matters and not for regular user support.