Yasha,

A quick google using the string "linux juniper pulse client" turned up some possibilities:

http://david.dw-perspective.org.uk/da/index.php/computer-resources/juniper-networks-ssl-vpn-client-on-linux/comment-page-1/

http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/sa8.0/topics/reference/general/secure-access-csc-secure-meeting-linux-client.html

http://www.scc.kit.edu/scc/net/juniper-vpn/linux/

http://serverfault.com/questions/363061/how-to-connect-to-a-juniper-vpn-from-linux

-Keith.


On Apr 9, 2014, at 2:39 PM, Yasha Karant <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> The IT unit at my institution just announced:
> 
> The Juniper SSL VPN system has been successfully upgraded to a secure operating system. VPN connections are now available. An upgrade to your Pulse client will be pushed down to secure the client side connection.
> 
> End quote.
> 
> Looking at:
> 
> http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/pulse/releasenotes/j-pulse-5.0r3-supportedplatforms.pdf
> 
> it does not appear that a Juniper Junos Pulse client exists for any environments under than MS Windows and Apple Mac OS X .  It appears from the above that due to the SSL issues, Pulse will be required to use the VPN here -- and for my work, I absolutely need VPN (all non-VPN remote logins to a system, e.g., ssh -X, are blocked except through the VPN channels).
> 
> Is anyone aware of a linux, and specifically SL 6x, workaround or port of Pulse or a Pulse compatible application?
> 
> Yasha Karant