This topic describes how to view the information about an SSL client in the console after you connect the client to Alibaba Cloud through an SSL-VPN connection.
Prerequisites
If your VPN gateway associated with an SSL server was created before December 10, 2022, you must upgrade the VPN gateway to the latest version before you can view the connection information about SSL clients. For more information, see Upgrade a VPN gateway.
If your VPN gateway was created after December 10, 2022, you can view the connection information about SSL clients by default.
View the information about an SSL client
On the SSL Servers page, find the desired SSL server and click its ID.
On the SSL Connection tab of the SSL server details page, you can view the information about SSL clients.
Parameter
Description
Username
The username of the client.
If the SSL server has two-factor authentication enabled, the username used for authentication is displayed.
If the SSL server does not have two-factor authentication enabled, the CommonName in the SSL certificate is displayed by default. Example:
CN=vsc-rj99kmj7zvtmobjpk****.
Virtual IP
The private IP address allocated to the client by the VPN gateway when the client established an SSL-VPN connection to Alibaba Cloud.
Received Traffic
The amount of traffic received by the VPN gateway through the SSL-VPN connection. Unit: bytes.
Transmitted Traffic
The amount of traffic sent from the VPN gateway through the SSL-VPN connection. Unit: bytes.
Status
The status of the SSL-VPN connection. This parameter displays only Running, which indicates that the SSL-VPN connection is established.
Actual IP
The actual public IP address used by the client when the client established an SSL-VPN connection to Alibaba Cloud.
Port
The port used by the client when the client established an SSL-VPN connection to Alibaba Cloud.
Connected At
The time when the client established an SSL-VPN connection to Alibaba Cloud.
Log on to the VPN Gateway console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
In the top navigation bar, select the region where you want to create an SSL server.
References
DescribeSslVpnClients: queries information about clients that are connected to a specified VPN gateway through SSL-VPN connections.