VPN interfering with JSS

bauhsc
New Contributor

We have noticed that our students are using VPNs to bypass the web filter. This has become a larger issue because it is also interfering with communication from the JSS and the find my iPhone feature of iCloud. How can we use the JSS to prevent users from setting up a VPN like the options listed below?

http://www.justfreevpn.com
Configure Free PPTP VPN account in Apple iPad Tablet
Go to the ‘Settings >> General >> Network >> VPN’.
Click ‘Add VPN Configuration’;
Select ‘PPTP’, adding fields as:
Description: us.justfreevpn.com
Server: us.justfreevpn.com
Account: justfreevpn
RSA SecurID: OFF
Password: 3256
Encryption level: Auto
Send All traffic: ON
Click ‘save’, You can now connect to the Free PPTP VPN.

http://vpn-server.net/
USA FREE PPTP VPN List

PPTP VPN

Server IP Username Password

67.212.188.13 freevpn accounts
206.190.129.237 websitevpn.com freevpn
67.212.188.11 mybestvpn freevpn
99.198.108.118 usipvpn.com freevpn
65.60.20.67 newipvpn.com 2013
206.190.129.238 vpnip.net 2013
65.60.20.70 free free
65.111.173.161 free 1234
65.111.169.4 free 1234

http://freevpn.me/accounts/
Anonymous Server #1
PPTP
IP: 176.126.237.207
Username: pptp
Password: fi2uJFn2E Unlimited Bandwidth
Torrents Allowed
No Logging

OpenVPN
Username: freevpnme
Password: fi2uJFn2E
TCP 80, 443
UDP 53, 40000
Unlimited Bandwidth
Torrents Allowed
No Logging

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davidacland
Honored Contributor II
Honored Contributor II

That's a tough one as the users are admins by default in iOS. I would make sure you have an Internet facing (possibly limited access) JSS to make sure that even if they use a VPN connection, the casper server can still be reached.

Can it be spotted from the firewall / proxy end? How about blocking PPTP outbound from your network?