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OpenVPN "error=CA signature digest algorithm too weak"

After upgrading our OpenVPN server from Debian Buster to Bookworm, which also upgraded OpenVPN from 2.4.7 to 2.6.3, we're now getting this when any client tries to connect: error=CA signature digest ...
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Configure OpenVPN with existing certificate

I want to configure OpenVPN with available certificates, without using easy-rsa. I use openssl to generate private.key and csr.csr. Then I use opensource CA EJBCA to authenticate csr and create a ...
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OpenVPN Revoke a certificate without the CRT file with Easy RSA

I'm confused, I have an OpenVPN server on Debian. The previous system administrator who was in charge of this server deleted the user certificates (.crt file) with the command "rm -f example.crt&...
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CA-Certificate and Server Certificate are expired! - openVPN - Server <--> Client(x)

I am hosting an openVPN-Service to connect ~30 IoT-Clients directly to my Server. I have forgoten to extend the lifetime of the self-signed ca.cert and the server.crt. Now my openVPN-Clients could not ...
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server SSL Certificate validation

This may seem rather trivial, but Im' not good with tls. I have an openvpn server that does mutual tls auth. my vpn client has a ca.crt file of: root CA intermediate CA issuing CA my server has a ...
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OpenVPN - Can client certificates and keys be created if you only have ca.crt

All servers are debian 9 linux. I have 200 servers with openvpn installed, each with three to four clients (tunnel 2) clients ---> server1 (1 of 200) (also client for jumpserver) ---> jumpserver ...
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OpenVPN issue verifying CRL

With an OpenVPN/EasyRSA 3 setup (split machines for CA and VPN entry point), I'm facing the issue that whatever CRL I generate, OpenVPN seemingly cannot handle it. Setup Overview: Things That Go Well ...
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Wrong version of OpenSSL shown when using PowerShell script "OpenSSL version"

I was following a video tutorial on installing OpenVPN Server on Windows Server 2019 and for that I needed to install OpenSSL. I downloaded and successfully installed version 3.0.1, but as soon as I ...
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Preventing Script Injection from ISP (Proxy Analyzer) through VPN

I'm using Sophos SSL VPN Client. But I'm using BSNL ISP. Whenever I connect my VPN and browse any HTTP non-secured websites ADS gets injected into the JS script file. But when I disconnect a VPN and ...
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OpenSSL "wrong curve" error on opnvpn 2.4.8

I am trying to update our openvpn server to 2.4.8 to take advantage of larger listen() backlog queue. However, we see following errors: Mar 6 00:18:06 nebula ovpn-nebula[8220]: 1.1.1.1:56176 VERIFY ...
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OpenVPN - trying to validate CRL on client certificate

I'm running OpenVPN on a hardware router running OpenWRT. Every time a client connects I get the following error in the logs: VERIFY WARNING: depth=0, unable to get certificate CRL I've got a 2 ...
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openssl ca -gencrl is not working at all

Out of the blue, all clients cannot connect because the crl has expired. I am unable to generate a new crl. I currently have OpenVPN configured to ignore it for the time being because clients must be ...
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openvpn client certificate error with "unsupported purpose"

I was following this wiki instruction to generate OpenVPN client certificate. This involves: easyrsa gen-req client1 nopass I tried to use this client1 certificate in my OpenVPN setup. The server ...
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Easy-rsa files including ca.key deleted from server

My server's easy-rsa file structure was accidentally deleted from the server during an os upgrade. I still have the ca.crt but no longer have ca.key or the client keys. What are the ramifications for ...
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Openvpn setting up new CA.cert, server key on old setup

I mistakenly deleted keys folder with ca.cert, server.key and dh2048.perm. I have multiple clients located various places which are still connecting with server. I want to generate new set of ca.cert,...
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