OVPN File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .ovpn
MIME Type application/x-openvpn-profile
File Format Type Text
Authorization Type Certificate, Username/Password, or Pre-shared Key
Encryption Standards Supported AES, Blowfish, DES, Camellia
VPN Protocol UDP, TCP
Tunneling Methods TUN (Routing), TAP (Bridging)
Configuration Options Client or Server configuration
Support for Compression Yes (LZO, LZ4)
Authentication Algorithm Supported SHA-256, SHA-1, MD5
VPN Server Address Specification IP Address or URL
Port Configuration Specified within the file
Custom Script Execution Support for up and down scripts
Keepalive Settings Configurable
Redirect Gateway Option to redirect all traffic
DNS Configuration Custom DNS servers can be specified
User and Group Settings Specify user and group for script execution
Status File Location /var/log/openvpn-status.log
Persist Key and Tunnel on Restart Yes
Support for Proxy HTTP and SOCKS proxy