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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vpnlaunchers.py
+# Copyright (C) 2013 LEAP
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+Platform dependant VPN launchers
+"""
+import commands
+import logging
+import getpass
+import os
+import platform
+import subprocess
+import stat
+try:
+    import grp
+except ImportError:
+    pass  # ignore, probably windows
+
+from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
+from functools import partial
+
+from leap.bitmask.config.providerconfig import ProviderConfig
+from leap.bitmask.services.eip.eipconfig import EIPConfig, VPNGatewaySelector
+from leap.bitmask.util import first
+from leap.bitmask.util.privilege_policies import LinuxPolicyChecker
+from leap.bitmask.util import privilege_policies
+from leap.common.check import leap_assert, leap_assert_type
+from leap.common.files import which
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class VPNLauncherException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class OpenVPNNotFoundException(VPNLauncherException):
+    pass
+
+
+class EIPNoPolkitAuthAgentAvailable(VPNLauncherException):
+    pass
+
+
+class EIPNoPkexecAvailable(VPNLauncherException):
+    pass
+
+
+class EIPNoTunKextLoaded(VPNLauncherException):
+    pass
+
+
+class VPNLauncher(object):
+    """
+    Abstract launcher class
+    """
+    __metaclass__ = ABCMeta
+
+    UPDOWN_FILES = None
+    OTHER_FILES = None
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_vpn_command(self, eipconfig=None, providerconfig=None,
+                        socket_host=None, socket_port=None):
+        """
+        Returns the platform dependant vpn launching command
+
+        :param eipconfig: eip configuration object
+        :type eipconfig: EIPConfig
+        :param providerconfig: provider specific configuration
+        :type providerconfig: ProviderConfig
+        :param socket_host: either socket path (unix) or socket IP
+        :type socket_host: str
+        :param socket_port: either string "unix" if it's a unix
+        socket, or port otherwise
+        :type socket_port: str
+
+        :return: A VPN command ready to be launched
+        :rtype: list
+        """
+        return []
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_vpn_env(self, providerconfig):
+        """
+        Returns a dictionary with the custom env for the platform.
+        This is mainly used for setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to the correct
+        path when distributing a standalone client
+
+        :param providerconfig: provider specific configuration
+        :type providerconfig: ProviderConfig
+
+        :rtype: dict
+        """
+        return {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def missing_updown_scripts(kls):
+        """
+        Returns what updown scripts are missing.
+        :rtype: list
+        """
+        leap_assert(kls.UPDOWN_FILES is not None,
+                    "Need to define UPDOWN_FILES for this particular "
+                    "auncher before calling this method")
+        file_exist = partial(_has_updown_scripts, warn=False)
+        zipped = zip(kls.UPDOWN_FILES, map(file_exist, kls.UPDOWN_FILES))
+        missing = filter(lambda (path, exists): exists is False, zipped)
+        return [path for path, exists in missing]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def missing_other_files(kls):
+        """
+        Returns what other important files are missing during startup.
+        Same as missing_updown_scripts but does not check for exec bit.
+        :rtype: list
+        """
+        leap_assert(kls.UPDOWN_FILES is not None,
+                    "Need to define OTHER_FILES for this particular "
+                    "auncher before calling this method")
+        file_exist = partial(_has_other_files, warn=False)
+        zipped = zip(kls.OTHER_FILES, map(file_exist, kls.OTHER_FILES))
+        missing = filter(lambda (path, exists): exists is False, zipped)
+        return [path for path, exists in missing]
+
+
+def get_platform_launcher():
+    launcher = globals()[platform.system() + "VPNLauncher"]
+    leap_assert(launcher, "Unimplemented platform launcher: %s" %
+                (platform.system(),))
+    return launcher()
+
+
+def _is_pkexec_in_system():
+    """
+    Checks the existence of the pkexec binary in system.
+    """
+    pkexec_path = which('pkexec')
+    if len(pkexec_path) == 0:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def _has_updown_scripts(path, warn=True):
+    """
+    Checks the existence of the up/down scripts and its
+    exec bit if applicable.
+
+    :param path: the path to be checked
+    :type path: str
+
+    :param warn: whether we should log the absence
+    :type warn: bool
+
+    :rtype: bool
+    """
+    is_file = os.path.isfile(path)
+    if warn and not is_file:
+        logger.error("Could not find up/down script %s. "
+                     "Might produce DNS leaks." % (path,))
+
+    # XXX check if applies in win
+    is_exe = False
+    try:
+        is_exe = (stat.S_IXUSR & os.stat(path)[stat.ST_MODE] != 0)
+    except OSError as e:
+        logger.warn("%s" % (e,))
+    if warn and not is_exe:
+        logger.error("Up/down script %s is not executable. "
+                     "Might produce DNS leaks." % (path,))
+    return is_file and is_exe
+
+
+def _has_other_files(path, warn=True):
+    """
+    Checks the existence of other important files.
+
+    :param path: the path to be checked
+    :type path: str
+
+    :param warn: whether we should log the absence
+    :type warn: bool
+
+    :rtype: bool
+    """
+    is_file = os.path.isfile(path)
+    if warn and not is_file:
+        logger.warning("Could not find file during checks: %s. " % (
+            path,))
+    return is_file
+
+
+def _is_auth_agent_running():
+    """
+    Checks if a polkit daemon is running.
+
+    :return: True if it's running, False if it's not.
+    :rtype: boolean
+    """
+    ps = 'ps aux | grep polkit-%s-authentication-agent-1'
+    opts = (ps % case for case in ['[g]nome', '[k]de'])
+    is_running = map(lambda l: commands.getoutput(l), opts)
+    return any(is_running)
+
+
+def _try_to_launch_agent():
+    """
+    Tries to launch a polkit daemon.
+    """
+    opts = [
+        "/usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1",
+        # XXX add kde thing here
+    ]
+    for cmd in opts:
+        try:
+            subprocess.Popen([cmd], shell=True)
+        except:
+            pass
+
+
+class LinuxVPNLauncher(VPNLauncher):
+    """
+    VPN launcher for the Linux platform
+    """
+
+    PKEXEC_BIN = 'pkexec'
+    OPENVPN_BIN = 'openvpn'
+    OPENVPN_BIN_PATH = os.path.join(
+        ProviderConfig().get_path_prefix(),
+        "..", "apps", "eip", OPENVPN_BIN)
+
+    SYSTEM_CONFIG = "/etc/leap"
+    UP_DOWN_FILE = "resolv-update"
+    UP_DOWN_PATH = "%s/%s" % (SYSTEM_CONFIG, UP_DOWN_FILE)
+
+    # We assume this is there by our openvpn dependency, and
+    # we will put it there on the bundle too.
+    # TODO adapt to the bundle path.
+    OPENVPN_DOWN_ROOT_BASE = "/usr/lib/openvpn/"
+    OPENVPN_DOWN_ROOT_FILE = "openvpn-plugin-down-root.so"
+    OPENVPN_DOWN_ROOT_PATH = "%s/%s" % (
+        OPENVPN_DOWN_ROOT_BASE,
+        OPENVPN_DOWN_ROOT_FILE)
+
+    UPDOWN_FILES = (UP_DOWN_PATH,)
+    POLKIT_PATH = LinuxPolicyChecker.get_polkit_path()
+    OTHER_FILES = (POLKIT_PATH, )
+
+    def missing_other_files(self):
+        """
+        'Extend' the VPNLauncher's missing_other_files to check if the polkit
+        files is outdated. If the polkit file that is in OTHER_FILES exists but
+        is not up to date, it is added to the missing list.
+
+        :returns: a list of missing files
+        :rtype: list of str
+        """
+        missing = VPNLauncher.missing_other_files.im_func(self)
+        polkit_file = LinuxPolicyChecker.get_polkit_path()
+        if polkit_file not in missing:
+            if privilege_policies.is_policy_outdated(self.OPENVPN_BIN_PATH):
+                missing.append(polkit_file)
+
+        return missing
+
+    @classmethod
+    def cmd_for_missing_scripts(kls, frompath, pol_file):
+        """
+        Returns a sh script that can copy the missing files.
+
+        :param frompath: The path where the up/down scripts live
+        :type frompath: str
+        :param pol_file: The path where the dynamically generated
+                         policy file lives
+        :type pol_file: str
+
+        :rtype: str
+        """
+        to = kls.SYSTEM_CONFIG
+
+        cmd = '#!/bin/sh\n'
+        cmd += 'mkdir -p "%s"\n' % (to, )
+        cmd += 'cp "%s/%s" "%s"\n' % (frompath, kls.UP_DOWN_FILE, to)
+        cmd += 'cp "%s" "%s"\n' % (pol_file, kls.POLKIT_PATH)
+        cmd += 'chmod 644 "%s"\n' % (kls.POLKIT_PATH, )
+
+        return cmd
+
+    @classmethod
+    def maybe_pkexec(kls):
+        """
+        Checks whether pkexec is available in the system, and
+        returns the path if found.
+
+        Might raise EIPNoPkexecAvailable or EIPNoPolkitAuthAgentAvailable
+
+        :returns: a list of the paths where pkexec is to be found
+        :rtype: list
+        """
+        if _is_pkexec_in_system():
+            if not _is_auth_agent_running():
+                _try_to_launch_agent()
+            if _is_auth_agent_running():
+                pkexec_possibilities = which(kls.PKEXEC_BIN)
+                leap_assert(len(pkexec_possibilities) > 0,
+                            "We couldn't find pkexec")
+                return pkexec_possibilities
+            else:
+                logger.warning("No polkit auth agent found. pkexec " +
+                               "will use its own auth agent.")
+                raise EIPNoPolkitAuthAgentAvailable()
+        else:
+            logger.warning("System has no pkexec")
+            raise EIPNoPkexecAvailable()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def maybe_down_plugin(kls):
+        """
+        Returns the path of the openvpn down-root-plugin, searching first
+        in the relative path for the standalone bundle, and then in the system
+        path where the debian package puts it.
+
+        :returns: the path where the plugin was found, or None
+        :rtype: str or None
+        """
+        cwd = os.getcwd()
+        rel_path_in_bundle = os.path.join(
+            'apps', 'eip', 'files', kls.OPENVPN_DOWN_ROOT_FILE)
+        abs_path_in_bundle = os.path.join(cwd, rel_path_in_bundle)
+        if os.path.isfile(abs_path_in_bundle):
+            return abs_path_in_bundle
+        abs_path_in_system = kls.OPENVPN_DOWN_ROOT_FILE
+        if os.path.isfile(abs_path_in_system):
+            return abs_path_in_system
+
+        logger.warning("We could not find the down-root-plugin, so no updown "
+                       "scripts will be run. DNS leaks are likely!")
+        return None
+
+    def get_vpn_command(self, eipconfig=None, providerconfig=None,
+                        socket_host=None, socket_port="unix", openvpn_verb=1):
+        """
+        Returns the platform dependant vpn launching command. It will
+        look for openvpn in the regular paths and algo in
+        path_prefix/apps/eip/ (in case standalone is set)
+
+        Might raise:
+            VPNLauncherException,
+            OpenVPNNotFoundException.
+
+        :param eipconfig: eip configuration object
+        :type eipconfig: EIPConfig
+
+        :param providerconfig: provider specific configuration
+        :type providerconfig: ProviderConfig
+
+        :param socket_host: either socket path (unix) or socket IP
+        :type socket_host: str
+
+        :param socket_port: either string "unix" if it's a unix
+                            socket, or port otherwise
+        :type socket_port: str
+
+        :param openvpn_verb: openvpn verbosity wanted
+        :type openvpn_verb: int
+
+        :return: A VPN command ready to be launched
+        :rtype: list
+        """
+        leap_assert(eipconfig, "We need an eip config")
+        leap_assert_type(eipconfig, EIPConfig)
+        leap_assert(providerconfig, "We need a provider config")
+        leap_assert_type(providerconfig, ProviderConfig)
+        leap_assert(socket_host, "We need a socket host!")
+        leap_assert(socket_port, "We need a socket port!")
+
+        kwargs = {}
+        if ProviderConfig.standalone:
+            kwargs['path_extension'] = os.path.join(
+                providerconfig.get_path_prefix(),
+                "..", "apps", "eip")
+
+        openvpn_possibilities = which(self.OPENVPN_BIN, **kwargs)
+
+        if len(openvpn_possibilities) == 0:
+            raise OpenVPNNotFoundException()
+
+        openvpn = first(openvpn_possibilities)
+        args = []
+
+        pkexec = self.maybe_pkexec()
+        if pkexec:
+            args.append(openvpn)
+            openvpn = first(pkexec)
+
+        if openvpn_verb is not None:
+            args += ['--verb', '%d' % (openvpn_verb,)]
+
+        gateway_selector = VPNGatewaySelector(eipconfig)
+        gateways = gateway_selector.get_gateways()
+
+        if not gateways:
+            logger.error('No gateway was found!')
+            raise VPNLauncherException(self.tr('No gateway was found!'))
+
+        logger.debug("Using gateways ips: {}".format(', '.join(gateways)))
+
+        for gw in gateways:
+            args += ['--remote', gw, '1194', 'udp']
+
+        args += [
+            '--client',
+            '--dev', 'tun',
+            ##############################################################
+            # persist-tun makes ping-restart fail because it leaves a
+            # broken routing table
+            ##############################################################
+            # '--persist-tun',
+            '--persist-key',
+            '--tls-client',
+            '--remote-cert-tls',
+            'server'
+        ]
+
+        openvpn_configuration = eipconfig.get_openvpn_configuration()
+
+        for key, value in openvpn_configuration.items():
+            args += ['--%s' % (key,), value]
+
+        ##############################################################
+        # The down-root plugin fails in some situations, so we don't
+        # drop privs for the time being
+        ##############################################################
+        # args += [
+        #     '--user', getpass.getuser(),
+        #     '--group', grp.getgrgid(os.getgroups()[-1]).gr_name
+        # ]
+
+        if socket_port == "unix":  # that's always the case for linux
+            args += [
+                '--management-client-user', getpass.getuser()
+            ]
+
+        args += [
+            '--management-signal',
+            '--management', socket_host, socket_port,
+            '--script-security', '2'
+        ]
+
+        plugin_path = self.maybe_down_plugin()
+        # If we do not have the down plugin neither in the bundle
+        # nor in the system, we do not do updown scripts. The alternative
+        # is leaving the user without the ability to restore dns and routes
+        # to its original state.
+
+        if plugin_path and _has_updown_scripts(self.UP_DOWN_PATH):
+            args += [
+                '--up', self.UP_DOWN_PATH,
+                '--down', self.UP_DOWN_PATH,
+                ##############################################################
+                # For the time being we are disabling the usage of the
+                # down-root plugin, because it doesn't quite work as
+                # expected (i.e. it doesn't run route -del as root
+                # when finishing, so it fails to properly
+                # restart/quit)
+                ##############################################################
+                # '--plugin', plugin_path,
+                # '\'script_type=down %s\'' % self.UP_DOWN_PATH
+            ]
+
+        args += [
+            '--cert', eipconfig.get_client_cert_path(providerconfig),
+            '--key', eipconfig.get_client_cert_path(providerconfig),
+            '--ca', providerconfig.get_ca_cert_path()
+        ]
+
+        logger.debug("Running VPN with command:")
+        logger.debug("%s %s" % (openvpn, " ".join(args)))
+
+        return [openvpn] + args
+
+    def get_vpn_env(self, providerconfig):
+        """
+        Returns a dictionary with the custom env for the platform.
+        This is mainly used for setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to the correct
+        path when distributing a standalone client
+
+        :param providerconfig: provider specific configuration
+        :type providerconfig: ProviderConfig
+
+        :rtype: dict
+        """
+        leap_assert(providerconfig, "We need a provider config")
+        leap_assert_type(providerconfig, ProviderConfig)
+
+        return {"LD_LIBRARY_PATH": os.path.join(
+                providerconfig.get_path_prefix(),
+                "..", "lib")}
+
+
+class DarwinVPNLauncher(VPNLauncher):
+    """
+    VPN launcher for the Darwin Platform
+    """
+
+    COCOASUDO = "cocoasudo"
+    # XXX need the good old magic translate for these strings
+    # (look for magic in 0.2.0 release)
+    SUDO_MSG = ("Bitmask needs administrative privileges to run "
+                "Encrypted Internet.")
+    INSTALL_MSG = ("\"Bitmask needs administrative privileges to install "
+                   "missing scripts and fix permissions.\"")
+
+    INSTALL_PATH = os.path.realpath(os.getcwd() + "/../../")
+    INSTALL_PATH_ESCAPED = os.path.realpath(os.getcwd() + "/../../")
+    OPENVPN_BIN = 'openvpn.leap'
+    OPENVPN_PATH = "%s/Contents/Resources/openvpn" % (INSTALL_PATH,)
+    OPENVPN_PATH_ESCAPED = "%s/Contents/Resources/openvpn" % (
+        INSTALL_PATH_ESCAPED,)
+
+    UP_SCRIPT = "%s/client.up.sh" % (OPENVPN_PATH,)
+    DOWN_SCRIPT = "%s/client.down.sh" % (OPENVPN_PATH,)
+    OPENVPN_DOWN_PLUGIN = '%s/openvpn-down-root.so' % (OPENVPN_PATH,)
+
+    UPDOWN_FILES = (UP_SCRIPT, DOWN_SCRIPT, OPENVPN_DOWN_PLUGIN)
+    OTHER_FILES = []
+
+    @classmethod
+    def cmd_for_missing_scripts(kls, frompath):
+        """
+        Returns a command that can copy the missing scripts.
+        :rtype: str
+        """
+        to = kls.OPENVPN_PATH_ESCAPED
+        cmd = "#!/bin/sh\nmkdir -p %s\ncp \"%s/\"* %s\nchmod 744 %s/*" % (
+            to, frompath, to, to)
+        return cmd
+
+    @classmethod
+    def maybe_kextloaded(kls):
+        """
+        Checks if the needed kext is loaded before launching openvpn.
+        """
+        return bool(commands.getoutput('kextstat | grep "leap.tun"'))
+
+    def _get_resource_path(self):
+        """
+        Returns the absolute path to the app resources directory
+
+        :rtype: str
+        """
+        return os.path.abspath(
+            os.path.join(
+                os.getcwd(),
+                "../../Contents/Resources"))
+
+    def _get_icon_path(self):
+        """
+        Returns the absolute path to the app icon
+
+        :rtype: str
+        """
+        return os.path.join(self._get_resource_path(),
+                            "leap-client.tiff")
+
+    def get_cocoasudo_ovpn_cmd(self):
+        """
+        Returns a string with the cocoasudo command needed to run openvpn
+        as admin with a nice password prompt. The actual command needs to be
+        appended.
+
+        :rtype: (str, list)
+        """
+        iconpath = self._get_icon_path()
+        has_icon = os.path.isfile(iconpath)
+        args = ["--icon=%s" % iconpath] if has_icon else []
+        args.append("--prompt=%s" % (self.SUDO_MSG,))
+
+        return self.COCOASUDO, args
+
+    def get_cocoasudo_installmissing_cmd(self):
+        """
+        Returns a string with the cocoasudo command needed to install missing
+        files as admin with a nice password prompt. The actual command needs to
+        be appended.
+
+        :rtype: (str, list)
+        """
+        iconpath = self._get_icon_path()
+        has_icon = os.path.isfile(iconpath)
+        args = ["--icon=%s" % iconpath] if has_icon else []
+        args.append("--prompt=%s" % (self.INSTALL_MSG,))
+
+        return self.COCOASUDO, args
+
+    def get_vpn_command(self, eipconfig=None, providerconfig=None,
+                        socket_host=None, socket_port="unix", openvpn_verb=1):
+        """
+        Returns the platform dependant vpn launching command
+
+        Might raise VPNException.
+
+        :param eipconfig: eip configuration object
+        :type eipconfig: EIPConfig
+
+        :param providerconfig: provider specific configuration
+        :type providerconfig: ProviderConfig
+
+        :param socket_host: either socket path (unix) or socket IP
+        :type socket_host: str
+
+        :param socket_port: either string "unix" if it's a unix
+                            socket, or port otherwise
+        :type socket_port: str
+
+        :param openvpn_verb: openvpn verbosity wanted
+        :type openvpn_verb: int
+
+        :return: A VPN command ready to be launched
+        :rtype: list
+        """
+        leap_assert(eipconfig, "We need an eip config")
+        leap_assert_type(eipconfig, EIPConfig)
+        leap_assert(providerconfig, "We need a provider config")
+        leap_assert_type(providerconfig, ProviderConfig)
+        leap_assert(socket_host, "We need a socket host!")
+        leap_assert(socket_port, "We need a socket port!")
+
+        if not self.maybe_kextloaded():
+            raise EIPNoTunKextLoaded
+
+        kwargs = {}
+        if ProviderConfig.standalone:
+            kwargs['path_extension'] = os.path.join(
+                providerconfig.get_path_prefix(),
+                "..", "apps", "eip")
+
+        openvpn_possibilities = which(
+            self.OPENVPN_BIN,
+            **kwargs)
+        if len(openvpn_possibilities) == 0:
+            raise OpenVPNNotFoundException()
+
+        openvpn = first(openvpn_possibilities)
+        args = [openvpn]
+
+        if openvpn_verb is not None:
+            args += ['--verb', '%d' % (openvpn_verb,)]
+
+        gateway_selector = VPNGatewaySelector(eipconfig)
+        gateways = gateway_selector.get_gateways()
+
+        logger.debug("Using gateways ips: {gw}".format(
+            gw=', '.join(gateways)))
+
+        for gw in gateways:
+            args += ['--remote', gw, '1194', 'udp']
+
+        args += [
+            '--client',
+            '--dev', 'tun',
+            ##############################################################
+            # persist-tun makes ping-restart fail because it leaves a
+            # broken routing table
+            ##############################################################
+            # '--persist-tun',
+            '--persist-key',
+            '--tls-client',
+            '--remote-cert-tls',
+            'server'
+        ]
+
+        openvpn_configuration = eipconfig.get_openvpn_configuration()
+        for key, value in openvpn_configuration.items():
+            args += ['--%s' % (key,), value]
+
+        user = getpass.getuser()
+
+        ##############################################################
+        # The down-root plugin fails in some situations, so we don't
+        # drop privs for the time being
+        ##############################################################
+        # args += [
+        #     '--user', user,
+        #     '--group', grp.getgrgid(os.getgroups()[-1]).gr_name
+        # ]
+
+        if socket_port == "unix":
+            args += [
+                '--management-client-user', user
+            ]
+
+        args += [
+            '--management-signal',
+            '--management', socket_host, socket_port,
+            '--script-security', '2'
+        ]
+
+        if _has_updown_scripts(self.UP_SCRIPT):
+            args += [
+                '--up', '\"%s\"' % (self.UP_SCRIPT,),
+            ]
+
+        if _has_updown_scripts(self.DOWN_SCRIPT):
+            args += [
+                '--down', '\"%s\"' % (self.DOWN_SCRIPT,)
+            ]
+
+            # should have the down script too
+            if _has_updown_scripts(self.OPENVPN_DOWN_PLUGIN):
+                args += [
+                    ###########################################################
+                    # For the time being we are disabling the usage of the
+                    # down-root plugin, because it doesn't quite work as
+                    # expected (i.e. it doesn't run route -del as root
+                    # when finishing, so it fails to properly
+                    # restart/quit)
+                    ###########################################################
+                    # '--plugin', self.OPENVPN_DOWN_PLUGIN,
+                    # '\'%s\'' % self.DOWN_SCRIPT
+                ]
+
+        # we set user to be passed to the up/down scripts
+        args += [
+            '--setenv', "LEAPUSER", "%s" % (user,)]
+
+        args += [
+            '--cert', eipconfig.get_client_cert_path(providerconfig),
+            '--key', eipconfig.get_client_cert_path(providerconfig),
+            '--ca', providerconfig.get_ca_cert_path()
+        ]
+
+        command, cargs = self.get_cocoasudo_ovpn_cmd()
+        cmd_args = cargs + args
+
+        logger.debug("Running VPN with command:")
+        logger.debug("%s %s" % (command, " ".join(cmd_args)))
+
+        return [command] + cmd_args
+
+    def get_vpn_env(self, providerconfig):
+        """
+        Returns a dictionary with the custom env for the platform.
+        This is mainly used for setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to the correct
+        path when distributing a standalone client
+
+        :param providerconfig: provider specific configuration
+        :type providerconfig: ProviderConfig
+
+        :rtype: dict
+        """
+        return {"DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH": os.path.join(
+                providerconfig.get_path_prefix(),
+                "..", "lib")}
+
+
+class WindowsVPNLauncher(VPNLauncher):
+    """
+    VPN launcher for the Windows platform
+    """
+
+    OPENVPN_BIN = 'openvpn_leap.exe'
+
+    # XXX UPDOWN_FILES ... we do not have updown files defined yet!
+    # (and maybe we won't)
+
+    def get_vpn_command(self, eipconfig=None, providerconfig=None,
+                        socket_host=None, socket_port="9876", openvpn_verb=1):
+        """
+        Returns the platform dependant vpn launching command. It will
+        look for openvpn in the regular paths and algo in
+        path_prefix/apps/eip/ (in case standalone is set)
+
+        Might raise VPNException.
+
+        :param eipconfig: eip configuration object
+        :type eipconfig: EIPConfig
+
+        :param providerconfig: provider specific configuration
+        :type providerconfig: ProviderConfig
+
+        :param socket_host: either socket path (unix) or socket IP
+        :type socket_host: str
+
+        :param socket_port: either string "unix" if it's a unix
+        socket, or port otherwise
+        :type socket_port: str
+
+        :param openvpn_verb: the openvpn verbosity wanted
+        :type openvpn_verb: int
+
+        :return: A VPN command ready to be launched
+        :rtype: list
+        """
+        leap_assert(eipconfig, "We need an eip config")
+        leap_assert_type(eipconfig, EIPConfig)
+        leap_assert(providerconfig, "We need a provider config")
+        leap_assert_type(providerconfig, ProviderConfig)
+        leap_assert(socket_host, "We need a socket host!")
+        leap_assert(socket_port, "We need a socket port!")
+        leap_assert(socket_port != "unix",
+                    "We cannot use unix sockets in windows!")
+
+        openvpn_possibilities = which(
+            self.OPENVPN_BIN,
+            path_extension=os.path.join(providerconfig.get_path_prefix(),
+                                        "..", "apps", "eip"))
+
+        if len(openvpn_possibilities) == 0:
+            raise OpenVPNNotFoundException()
+
+        openvpn = first(openvpn_possibilities)
+        args = []
+        if openvpn_verb is not None:
+            args += ['--verb', '%d' % (openvpn_verb,)]
+
+        gateway_selector = VPNGatewaySelector(eipconfig)
+        gateways = gateway_selector.get_gateways()
+
+        logger.debug("Using gateways ips: {}".format(', '.join(gateways)))
+
+        for gw in gateways:
+            args += ['--remote', gw, '1194', 'udp']
+
+        args += [
+            '--client',
+            '--dev', 'tun',
+            ##############################################################
+            # persist-tun makes ping-restart fail because it leaves a
+            # broken routing table
+            ##############################################################
+            # '--persist-tun',
+            '--persist-key',
+            '--tls-client',
+            # We make it log to a file because we cannot attach to the
+            # openvpn process' stdout since it's a process with more
+            # privileges than we are
+            '--log-append', 'eip.log',
+            '--remote-cert-tls',
+            'server'
+        ]
+
+        openvpn_configuration = eipconfig.get_openvpn_configuration()
+        for key, value in openvpn_configuration.items():
+            args += ['--%s' % (key,), value]
+
+        ##############################################################
+        # The down-root plugin fails in some situations, so we don't
+        # drop privs for the time being
+        ##############################################################
+        # args += [
+        #     '--user', getpass.getuser(),
+        #     #'--group', grp.getgrgid(os.getgroups()[-1]).gr_name
+        # ]
+
+        args += [
+            '--management-signal',
+            '--management', socket_host, socket_port,
+            '--script-security', '2'
+        ]
+
+        args += [
+            '--cert', eipconfig.get_client_cert_path(providerconfig),
+            '--key', eipconfig.get_client_cert_path(providerconfig),
+            '--ca', providerconfig.get_ca_cert_path()
+        ]
+
+        logger.debug("Running VPN with command:")
+        logger.debug("%s %s" % (openvpn, " ".join(args)))
+
+        return [openvpn] + args
+
+    def get_vpn_env(self, providerconfig):
+        """
+        Returns a dictionary with the custom env for the platform.
+        This is mainly used for setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to the correct
+        path when distributing a standalone client
+
+        :param providerconfig: provider specific configuration
+        :type providerconfig: ProviderConfig
+
+        :rtype: dict
+        """
+        return {}
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    logger = logging.getLogger(name='leap')
+    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    console = logging.StreamHandler()
+    console.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    formatter = logging.Formatter(
+        '%(asctime)s '
+        '- %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+    console.setFormatter(formatter)
+    logger.addHandler(console)
+
+    try:
+        abs_launcher = VPNLauncher()
+    except Exception as e:
+        assert isinstance(e, TypeError), "Something went wrong"
+        print "Abstract Prefixer class is working as expected"
+
+    vpnlauncher = get_platform_launcher()
+
+    eipconfig = EIPConfig()
+    eipconfig.set_api_version('1')
+    if eipconfig.load("leap/providers/bitmask.net/eip-service.json"):
+        provider = ProviderConfig()
+        if provider.load("leap/providers/bitmask.net/provider.json"):
+            vpnlauncher.get_vpn_command(eipconfig=eipconfig,
+                                        providerconfig=provider,
+                                        socket_host="/blah")