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    • coliverC
      coliver
      last edited by

      @gjacobse said in OpenVPN on Android:

      OpenVPN on Android

      Did you download the app first?
      https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.openvpn.openvpn&hl=en

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      • gjacobseG
        gjacobse @coliver
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        @coliver said in OpenVPN on Android:

        @gjacobse said in OpenVPN on Android:

        OpenVPN on Android

        Did you download the app first?
        https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.openvpn.openvpn&hl=en

        Yes -

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          Did you get the details from the existing OpenVPN infrastructure?

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          • triple9T
            triple9 @gjacobse
            last edited by

            @gjacobse said in OpenVPN on Android:

            Has anyone used OpenVPN on Android?

            I have to add the connection to a client device, but I don't have any (found) documentation on the process.

            I have. Basically, you have to import prepared configuration file (profile) into OpenVPN client. I transfer it to Android either via email or via web site. Sometimes, if you copy file from Windows to SD card it gets converted into dos format which causes problems for Android client.
            Also, consider using the unified format for OpenVPN profiles which allows all certs and keys to be embedded into the .ovpn file.

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            • gjacobseG
              gjacobse @triple9
              last edited by

              @triple9 said in OpenVPN on Android:

              @gjacobse said in OpenVPN on Android:

              Has anyone used OpenVPN on Android?

              I have to add the connection to a client device, but I don't have any (found) documentation on the process.

              I have. Basically, you have to import prepared configuration file (profile) into OpenVPN client. I transfer it to Android either via email or via web site. Sometimes, if you copy file from Windows to SD card it gets converted into dos format which causes problems for Android client.
              Also, consider using the unified format for OpenVPN profiles which allows all certs and keys to be embedded into the .ovpn file.

              Okay - totally not sure about what all that is talking about - BUT - BUT - I think I understand...

              I don't have any ovpn files,.. I do have I believe text which could BE the ovpn file. And this information needs to be sent to the tablet and imported to the OpenVPN application - which appears to be pretty straight forward.

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              • gjacobseG
                gjacobse
                last edited by

                Error Reading file reference by profile : xx-router-tls-auth.key : cannot open for read,....

                Hmm okay. let me see if I have the key and place in the same location.

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                • triple9T
                  triple9 @gjacobse
                  last edited by

                  @gjacobse said in OpenVPN on Android:

                  @triple9 said in OpenVPN on Android:

                  @gjacobse said in OpenVPN on Android:

                  Has anyone used OpenVPN on Android?

                  I have to add the connection to a client device, but I don't have any (found) documentation on the process.

                  I have. Basically, you have to import prepared configuration file (profile) into OpenVPN client. I transfer it to Android either via email or via web site. Sometimes, if you copy file from Windows to SD card it gets converted into dos format which causes problems for Android client.
                  Also, consider using the unified format for OpenVPN profiles which allows all certs and keys to be embedded into the .ovpn file.

                  Okay - totally not sure about what all that is talking about - BUT - BUT - I think I understand...

                  I don't have any ovpn files,.. I do have I believe text which could BE the ovpn file. And this information needs to be sent to the tablet and imported to the OpenVPN application - which appears to be pretty straight forward.

                  sample unified ovpn profile:

                  client
dev tun
proto udp
remote vpnserver.something.com 1194
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
verb 1
cipher AES-256-CBC
auth SHA1
dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8

# SMB WINS name server if you have one
#dhcp-option WINS 192.168.1.1

# route to multiple networks
route 10.0.0.0 255.255.0.0


# CA cert
<ca>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
.... CA content
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</ca>

# VPN Client Certificate
<cert>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
.... client cert
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</cert>

# key
<key>
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
.......key
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
</key>

                  it depends on your server setup. Put your CA cert, client cert and private key at appropriate positions. Save it as client.ovpn and import into OpenVPN client.

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                  • gjacobseG
                    gjacobse @gjacobse
                    last edited by

                    @gjacobse said in OpenVPN on Android:

                    Error Reading file reference by profile : xx-router-tls-auth.key : cannot open for read,....

                    Hmm okay. let me see if I have the key and place in the same location.

                    Error reading key -

                    @triple9 said in OpenVPN on Android:

                    @gjacobse said in OpenVPN on Android:

                    @triple9 said in OpenVPN on Android:

                    @gjacobse said in OpenVPN on Android:

                    Has anyone used OpenVPN on Android?

                    I have to add the connection to a client device, but I don't have any (found) documentation on the process.

                    I have. Basically, you have to import prepared configuration file (profile) into OpenVPN client. I transfer it to Android either via email or via web site. Sometimes, if you copy file from Windows to SD card it gets converted into dos format which causes problems for Android client.
                    Also, consider using the unified format for OpenVPN profiles which allows all certs and keys to be embedded into the .ovpn file.

                    Okay - totally not sure about what all that is talking about - BUT - BUT - I think I understand...

                    I don't have any ovpn files,.. I do have I believe text which could BE the ovpn file. And this information needs to be sent to the tablet and imported to the OpenVPN application - which appears to be pretty straight forward.

                    sample unified ovpn profile:

                    client
dev tun
proto udp
remote vpnserver.something.com 1194
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
verb 1
cipher AES-256-CBC
auth SHA1
dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8

# SMB WINS name server if you have one
#dhcp-option WINS 192.168.1.1

# route to multiple networks
route 10.0.0.0 255.255.0.0


# CA cert
<ca>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
.... CA content
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</ca>

# VPN Client Certificate
<cert>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
.... client cert
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</cert>

# key
<key>
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
.......key
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
</key>

                    it depends on your server setup. Put your CA cert, client cert and private key at appropriate positions. Save it as client.ovpn and import into OpenVPN client.

                    so it should not be a separate file

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                    • triple9T
                      triple9 @gjacobse
                      last edited by

                      @gjacobse it can be, but it is much easier using unified format. Otherwise you need all files in same place and you have to pay attention if paths are correct.

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                      • gjacobseG
                        gjacobse @triple9
                        last edited by

                        @triple9 said in OpenVPN on Android:

                        @gjacobse it can be, but it is much easier using unified format. Otherwise you need all files in same place and you have to pay attention if paths are correct.

                        Cool - Great. Imported.

                        PolarSSL: CA certificate is undefined.

                        just one more hurdle to pass..

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                        • gjacobseG
                          gjacobse
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                          Doing a bit of reverse name matching... I may have it now.

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