GET /#Action=CreateClientVpnEndpoint

Creates a Client VPN endpoint. A Client VPN endpoint is the resource you create and configure to enable and manage client VPN sessions. It is the destination endpoint at which all client VPN sessions are terminated.

Servers

Request headers

Name Type Required Description
X-Amz-Content-Sha256 String No
X-Amz-Credential String No
X-Amz-Date String No
X-Amz-Algorithm String No
X-Amz-SignedHeaders String No
X-Amz-Security-Token String No
X-Amz-Signature String No

Query parameters

Name Type Required Description
VpnPort Integer No

The port number to assign to the Client VPN endpoint for TCP and UDP traffic.

Valid Values: 443 | 1194

Default Value: 443

Version String Yes

Possible values:

  • "2016-11-15"
Authentication[] Array Yes

Information about the authentication method to be used to authenticate clients.

ConnectionLogOptions Object Yes

Information about the client connection logging options.

If you enable client connection logging, data about client connections is sent to a Cloudwatch Logs log stream. The following information is logged:

  • Client connection requests

  • Client connection results (successful and unsuccessful)

  • Reasons for unsuccessful client connection requests

  • Client connection termination time

SplitTunnel Boolean No

Indicates whether split-tunnel is enabled on the Client VPN endpoint.

By default, split-tunnel on a VPN endpoint is disabled.

For information about split-tunnel VPN endpoints, see Split-tunnel Client VPN endpoint in the Client VPN Administrator Guide.

SelfServicePortal String No

Specify whether to enable the self-service portal for the Client VPN endpoint.

Default Value: enabled

Possible values:

  • "disabled"
  • "enabled"
VpcId String No

The ID of the VPC to associate with the Client VPN endpoint. If no security group IDs are specified in the request, the default security group for the VPC is applied.

ClientConnectOptions Object No

The options for managing connection authorization for new client connections.

TransportProtocol String No

The transport protocol to be used by the VPN session.

Default value: udp

Possible values:

  • "tcp"
  • "udp"
ClientCidrBlock String Yes

The IPv4 address range, in CIDR notation, from which to assign client IP addresses. The address range cannot overlap with the local CIDR of the VPC in which the associated subnet is located, or the routes that you add manually. The address range cannot be changed after the Client VPN endpoint has been created. Client CIDR range must have a size of at least /22 and must not be greater than /12.

Description String No

A brief description of the Client VPN endpoint.

ClientLoginBannerOptions Object No

Options for enabling a customizable text banner that will be displayed on Amazon Web Services provided clients when a VPN session is established.

ServerCertificateArn String Yes

The ARN of the server certificate. For more information, see the Certificate Manager User Guide.

DnsServers[] Array No

Information about the DNS servers to be used for DNS resolution. A Client VPN endpoint can have up to two DNS servers. If no DNS server is specified, the DNS address configured on the device is used for the DNS server.

ClientToken String No

Unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request. For more information, see How to ensure idempotency.

SecurityGroupId[] Array No

The IDs of one or more security groups to apply to the target network. You must also specify the ID of the VPC that contains the security groups.

SessionTimeoutHours Integer No

The maximum VPN session duration time in hours.

Valid values: 8 | 10 | 12 | 24

Default value: 24

TagSpecification[] Array No

The tags to apply to the Client VPN endpoint during creation.

DryRun Boolean No

Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.

Action String Yes

Possible values:

  • "CreateClientVpnEndpoint"

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