Using NEVPNManager in iOS 8, How can I programmatically create VPN connections to custom VPN types? (e.g. Cisco any connect)

Question

Looking at VPN configuration in apple's Configurator tool, it offers many different types of VPN, such as

• L2TP
• PPTP
• Cisco AnyConnect
• Juniper SSL
• Check Point Mobile VPN etc

I'd like to create a custom VPN configuration programmatically using NEVPNManager, however looking at the list of objects added in the NetworkExtension framework there are only 2 protocol classes - NEVPNProtocolIPSec and NEVPNProtocolIKEv2.

I'm new to the world of VPN's, so my question is this:

Are those proprietary VPN types (such as Cisco AnyConnect) just variations of IPSec or IKEv2, and thus can I set them up using one of those protocol classes, or is it not currently possible to do this with NEVPNManager

Answer 1

You can implement your own version of VPN via NEVPNManager, but you can't use it to set up / edit other VPNs (such as Cisco).