Editing Virtual private network (section)

=== Support in consumer operating systems ===
Desktop, smartphone and other end-user device operating systems usually support configuring remote access VPN from their [[Graphical user interface|graphical]] or [[Command-line interface|command-line]] tools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Connect to a VPN in Windows - Microsoft Support |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/connect-to-a-vpn-in-windows-3d29aeb1-f497-f6b7-7633-115722c1009c |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=support.microsoft.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Connect to a virtual private network (VPN) on Android |url=https://support.google.com/android/answer/9089766?hl=en |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=VPN settings overview for Apple devices |url=https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment/vpn-settings-overview-dep2d2adb35d/web |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Apple Support |language=en}}</ref> However, due to the variety of, often non standard, VPN protocols there exists many third-party applications that implement additional protocols not yet or no longer natively supported by the OS.

For instance, [[Android (operating system)|Android]] lacked native [[IPsec IKEv2]] support until version 11,<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPsec/IKEv2 Library |url=https://source.android.com/docs/core/ota/modular-system/ipsec |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Android Open Source Project |language=en}}</ref> and users needed to install third-party apps in order to connect that kind of VPN. Conversely, Windows does not natively support plain IPsec IKEv1 remote access native VPN configuration (commonly used by [[Cisco Systems VPN Client|Cisco]] and [[Fritz!Box]] VPN solutions).