Configuring the OpenVPN Client

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 5.07.100 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".

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• Authenticating with TLS Certificates
• Authenticating with Name/Password
• Authenticating with Name/Password with TLS Certificates
• Authenticating with Static Key
• Authenticating with Certificate on eToken or Smartcard
• Options and TLS Options
• DNS and Routing Options
• Proxy
• Checking the VPN Connection
• Automatically Starting the VPN During Boot
• Further Information
• Securely Distributing Keys and Certificates for OpenVPN