This is the second release of the PERM software. The client software is written for Linux and the access point software for the Linksys WRT54G. A windows version is included in the source release below, but is not available yet as a binary. This means to use the Windows version you will need to download the source code, set up your own certificate authority, build and install the PERM software. Alternatively you can download the linux source release, use the WRT firmware and extract the client certificates for use with the Windows client. The download includes instructions for installing the software packages and using the software after installation. Please send any comments to nathomps @ cs . uiuc . edu

Terms and Conditions:
The following information is used to generate custom certificates for your copy of the PERM client and AP software. This managed download process and distribution of certificates minimizes identity fraud by increasing the cost of generating a new identity. The software can only be downloaded once during the waiting period (1 month). If there is a problem with your software download or if you have any questions, please contact the authors.

Once you have completed the form, click submit. There might be a delay of up to several minutes while your custom software bundle is generated. This is normal and expected. Please do not reload the page. Wait until the next page has finished loading and a button labeled "Download" has appeared at the bottom of the page.

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This will be your username to authenticate to PERM routers (including your own and neighbors running PERM software).
Certificate password:

You will need this to use the client certificate. If you don't enter a password, the default password "clientpass" will be used.
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Click here to generate your custom PERM release. This could take up to several minutes before the page completely loads. Please wait.

The source code is available as a tarball here. The source release contains the OpenWRT software patches for PERM, the Linux implementation and a semi-functional Windows implementation. Documentation is sparse.