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OpenVPN is Not Impacted by the Enterprise VPN Vulnerability

OpenVPN is Not Impacted by the Enterprise VPN Vulnerability

Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a vulnerability warning for leading enterprise VPNs — four providers in particular — and said hundreds more could be affected by a security vulnerability that could leave users exposed to malicious hacks.

OpenVPN Team

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OpenVPN and JumpCloud Partner to Bring Secure Cloud-based Authentication and User Management to VPN

OpenVPN and JumpCloud Partner to Bring Secure Cloud-based Authentication and User Management to VPN

Editor's note: As of July 2022, Access Server now supports SAML natively

OpenVPN Team

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OpenVPN Will Not Comply with Russian Content Censorship

OpenVPN Will Not Comply with Russian Content Censorship

In late March of 2019, Russia’s Roskomnadzor issued formal notices to ten VPN providers — including OpenVPN — demanding that the providers make changes that would negatively impact users’ security, privacy, and free access to the internet.

OpenVPN Team

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The New Cloudflare VPN: What It Is And Is Not

The New Cloudflare VPN: What It Is And Is Not

There's been some talk around the Internet about the recently launched Cloudflare VPN, which claims to be a stronger, more modern VPN – namely because it's built on the WireGuard protocol. It’s true that as an open source project, WireGuard is doing some exciting things. But the way in which it’s being compared to the OpenVPN protocol isn’t quite

OpenVPN Team

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Debunking VPN Myths: VPNs Are Here To Stay

Debunking VPN Myths: VPNs Are Here To Stay

A Forbes author recently published an article stating that VPNs are an antiquated solution for securing organizational data. However, the author based his argument on several opinions that expert analysis reveals are factually inaccurate and undermine the overall argument. The incorrect statements deal with accommodating third parties,

OpenVPN Team

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OpenVPN Quick Poll Remote Workforce Cybersecurity

Remote work offers benefits across the workplace. For employees, it provides greater efficiency and lower stress levels: 82 percent of telecommuters reported less stress and 30 percent said it allowed them to accomplish more work in less time.

Admin

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OpenVPN Quick Poll Remote Workforce Cybersecurity

OpenVPN Quick Poll Remote Workforce Cybersecurity

Remote work offers benefits across the workplace. For employees, it provides greater efficiency and lower stress levels: 82 percent of telecommuters reported less stress and 30 percent said it allowed them to accomplish more work in less time.

OpenVPN Team

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OpenVPN Update Creates Secure Network Connection for Remote Employees

With Access Server 2.6.1, remote workers can access their employer’s network more securely using secure LDAP

Admin

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OpenVPN Update Creates Secure Network Connection for Remote Employees

OpenVPN Update Creates Secure Network Connection for Remote Employees

PLEASANTON, CA, Dec. 14th, 2018 - Today, OpenVPN, a leading open source VPN protocol, announced it is updating its access server to provide support for user authentication using secure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). This update, known as AS 2.6.1, will give remote users a more secure way to access their employers’ networks.

OpenVPN Team

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OpenVPN Launches Access Server Virtual Appliance for Google Cloud Platform

OpenVPN Launches Access Server Virtual Appliance for Google Cloud Platform

PLEASANTON, CA — Oct 24th, 2018 — OpenVPN Inc, a leading provider of open source Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN, today announced its virtual appliance, Access Server, is available on Google Cloud Platform. The new appliance gives enterprises access to a Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution, enabling a secure platform for all device connections

OpenVPN Team

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