2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/main/src/main/aidl/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/IOpenVPNAPIService.aidl b/main/src/main/aidl/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/IOpenVPNAPIService.aidl
index 06545bd7..d0791a4a 100644
--- a/main/src/main/aidl/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/IOpenVPNAPIService.aidl
+++ b/main/src/main/aidl/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/IOpenVPNAPIService.aidl
@@ -49,5 +49,11 @@ interface IOpenVPNAPIService {
 
 	/** Remove a profile by UUID */
 	void removeProfile (String profileUUID);
+
+	/** Request a socket to be protected as a VPN socket would be. Useful for creating
+	  * a helper socket for an app controlling OpenVPN
+	  * Before calling this function you should make sure OpenVPN for Android may actually
+	  * this function by checking if prepareVPNService returns null; */
+	boolean protectSocket(in ParcelFileDescriptor fd);
 		
 }
 \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/ExternalOpenVPNService.java b/main/src/main/java/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/ExternalOpenVPNService.java
index ec38b7ce..16f7abcf 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/ExternalOpenVPNService.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/ExternalOpenVPNService.java
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Message;
+import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
 import android.os.RemoteCallbackList;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 
+import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.StringReader;
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
@@ -209,6 +211,18 @@ public class ExternalOpenVPNService extends Service implements StateListener {
             pm.removeProfile(ExternalOpenVPNService.this, vp);
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public boolean protectSocket(ParcelFileDescriptor pfd) throws RemoteException {
+            checkOpenVPNPermission();
+            try {
+                boolean success= mService.protect(pfd.getFd());
+                pfd.close();
+                return success;
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new RemoteException(e.getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+
 
         @Override
         public Intent prepare(String packagename) {