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How to Configure Open VPN Sessions

This document describes how to configure the OpenVPN Client on IGEL Linux.

Prerequisites

  • A configured and running OpenVPN 2.x server

  • Information about the OpenVPN server configuration (e.g. authentication method)

  • A thin client with IGEL Linux 10.01.100 or newer

  • The certificate and private key files for the client, along with the root certificate of the CA that signed the client and server certificates.

  • Optionally, a Smartcard or eToken supported by IGEL Linux.

    To learn how to distribute keys and certificates to the thin clients, refer to the How-To document "Securely Distributing Keys and Certificates".

Authenticating with TLS Certificates
Authenticating with Name/Password
Authenticating with Name/Password with TLS Certificates
Authenticating with Static Key
Options and TLS Options
DNS and Routing Options
Proxy
How to Check the VPN Connection
How to Start Automatically the VPN During Boot
Further Information about OpenVPN
Securely Distributing Keys and Certificates for OpenVPN
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