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Re: [Openvpn-users] Security question


  • Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Security question
  • From: Dimitri Yioulos <dyioulos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 16:12:07 -0400

On Wednesday October 05 2005 4:01 pm, James Yonan wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Dimitri Yioulos wrote:
> > Hello to all.
> >
> > My OpenVPN installation works great, and I'm both pleased, and
> > appreciative of the effort expended to create this fine project.
> >
> > Recently, I added auth-user-pass as a second level of authentication.
> >  This works fine.  My question is this:  As the uname/passwd box pops up
> > almost immediately upon connection, is this information passed along in
> > the clear, or is it encrypted?  How can I find out which (not sure if
> > client log provides clue)?  Obviously, if it's the former, then this is
> > doing me more harm than good.
>
> The auth-user-pass info is most certainly sent encrypted.  It is sent over
> the SSL/TLS channel.
>
> James
>
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Thank you, James.  I'll sleep even more comfortably now.

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