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Turn Your Old Smartphone into a Secure Live IP Streaming Camera With CloudConnexa®
OpenVPN Cloud is now CloudConnexa® — learn more here.
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Multi-Factor Authentication with OpenVPN | Community Edition
With the multitude of data breaches of large databases exposing user credentials over the past several years, multi-factor/two-factor (MFA/2FA, referred to as MFA throughout the remainder) authentication deployment is on the rise.
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OpenVPN MFA Setup | Community Edition
For this demonstration, the important parts are going to be the MFA challenge response mechanisms.
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We Now Have OpenVPN Data Channel Offload: Here's What That Means
Security is one of the most important things to consider when you are online. The more your online communications are secured with encryption, the better. Data encryption has slowed down computing speeds in the past, which has improved with modern CPUs. But we can do more. OpenVPN has just introduced a new development that will increase the speed
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What Is OpenVPN? | An Explanation of Community Edition vs. Access Server
The OpenVPN project was founded in 2001 by James Yonan. Yonan was traveling through Central Asia, and in order to work, he had to connect remotely to his office. However, connecting through servers in countries with untrustworthy security practices gave Yonan concern about his online safety. Out of every problem comes a solution — that's when
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OpenVPN 3 Linux and --auth-user-pass
With OpenVPN 3 Linux, as with most newer releases, the community has improved upon the security. One of the ways this is done is by increasing requirements around user credentials. This increased security has removed a feature used in OpenVPN 2.x clients where the username and password are provided via a credentials file. Due to this security
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Now Available: OpenVPN Connect Android 3.3.3 Improvements
We’re pleased to share that the newest version (3.3.3) of OpenVPN Connect for Android is now available. This release includes enhanced Chromebook support as well as Captive Portal Detection.
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VPN Kill Switch for OpenVPN Connect Now Available
OpenVPN strives to deliver reliable VPN server connections. But no internet-based service, not even OpenVPN, can operate without an occasional failure. Whether it’s an unreliable internet connection or ISP, VPN server problems, or an issue with antivirus or firewall settings — dropped connections happen. And when VPN connection failures happen,
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Why Secure Remote Access is a Win for Everyone
Remote work is the new normal for countless businesses today, and secure remote access is a critical component of a robust cybersecurity strategy. Secure remote access allows your hybrid or remote workforce to work from anywhere, at any time, on any device without compromising the security of your organization's data and systems. Here, we discuss
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Three Ways to Integrate Device Posture Checks With Your VPN
In today's increasingly mobile and BYOD workforce, ensuring employees use secure devices when connecting to corporate networksis more critical than ever. Device posture information can help you identify and mitigate security risks in your business by ensuring that devices are updated with security patches, have antivirus software installed, and
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