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Openvpn client on embedded devices

As a kind of proof of concept I setup a Linksys router running the Openwrt firmware as a portable hardware openvpn client to connect to the AlwaysVPN service. I used the router as a wireless client, meaning I did not connect to a wired network to gain internet access. The final test was to connect [...]

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Openvpn save password without recompiling using bash

If you need a way to launch an openvpn client that uses auth-user-pass without having to recompile openvpn with –enable-password-save you could use a simple shell script.

#!/usr/bin/expect
spawn openvpn –config /etc/openvpn/configforclient.conf
expect “*Username:*”
send “userhere\r”
expect “*Password:*”
send “passhere\r”
interact

Just replace userhere and passhere with your vpn username and password. Saving your login credentials in plain text may be a security [...]

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New OpenVPN GUI

Checkout the OpenVPN Manager project @ http://openvpn.jowisoftware.de/
A new windows GUI that uses the manager interface. This means that you can theoretically use it with split privilages allowing you to use Openvpn from a non admin windows account.

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