Difference between revisions of "OpenVPN"

Latest revision as of 20:28, 28 May 2023

wikipedia:OpenVPN (2001) is a virtual private network (VPN) system to create secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in and remote access.

OpenVPN uses a custom security protocol that utilizes SSL/TLS for key exchange.

Port 1194 is the official IANA assigned port number for OpenVPN

.ovpn file

$ sudo systemctl stop openvpn@server

(No output)

$ sudo systemctl start openvpn@server

$ sudo systemctl restart openvpn@server

$ sudo systemctl status openvpn@server

$ sudo /etc/init.d/openvpn stop

$ sudo /etc/init.d/openvpn start

$ sudo /etc/init.d/openvpn restart

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 OpenVPN uses a custom security protocol that utilizes SSL/[[TLS]] for [[key exchange]].
-Port 1194 is the official IANA assigned port number for OpenVPN
+Port [[1194]] is the official IANA assigned port number for OpenVPN
+* Installation: <code>[[apt install openvpn]]</code>
+* Configuration: <code>[[/etc/openvpn/server.conf]]</code>
+* Logs: <code>[[/var/log/openvpn.log]]</code>
+* Package: <code>openvpn</code> package contains <code>openvpn</code> binary
+<code>[[.ovpn]]</code> file
-* <code>[[/etc/openvpn/server.conf]]</code>
-* <code>[[/var/log/openvpn.log]]</code>
-<code>[[.ovpn]]</code> file
-<code>openvpn</code> package contains <code>openvpn</code> binary
 ==Basic Commands==
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 * <code>[[killall]] -[[USR2]] openvpn</code>
 * Read https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/OpenVPN
+* Read StackOverflow: https://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/openvpn?tab=Votes
+== Related ==
+* [[OpenVPN Connect]]
+* [[Mbed TLS]]
+* [[AWS VPN Client]]
+* [[pritunl]]
+* [[Ethereum ports]]
 == See also ==