OpenVPN Connect – OpenVPN App - Secure & private VPN

 WHAT IS OPENVPN CONNECT?

OpenVPN Connect is not a standalone VPN service. It serves as a client tool that establishes secure, encrypted data transmission through the internet using the OpenVPN protocol to connect to a VPN server.

WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL VPN SERVICES COMPATIBLE WITH OPENVPN CONNECT?

OpenVPN Connect is the exclusive VPN client developed and maintained by OpenVPN Inc. Our clients utilize it with our business solutions mentioned below to ensure secure remote access, enforce zero trust network access (ZTNA), safeguard SaaS applications, secure IoT communications, and for various other use cases.

⇨ OpenVPN Cloud: This cloud-based service integrates virtual networking with essential Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) features such as Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS), Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (IDS/IPS), DNS-based content filtering, and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). By leveraging OpenVPN Cloud, businesses can swiftly set up and manage a secure overlay network linking their applications, private networks, workforce, and IoT/IIoT devices without needing to own and manage a complex array of security and data networking equipment. OpenVPN Cloud has global accessibility from over 30 locations and employs pioneering technologies to establish a full-mesh network topology for enhanced performance and routing to private applications across connected networks simply by utilizing the application name (e.g., app.mycompany.com).

⇨ OpenVPN Access Server: This self-hosted VPN solution caters to remote access and site-to-site networking needs while offering detailed access control and supporting SAML, RADIUS, LDAP, and PAM for user authentication. It can be deployed as a cluster to ensure high-scale operations with active redundancy.

Moreover, OpenVPN Connect can establish connections with any server or service compatible with the OpenVPN protocol or those running the Open Source Community edition.

What’s New

- Added confirmation dialog when connecting with a profile that contains unsupported directives

- Updated Import Profile screen with a link to the website with useful information

- Ended support for devices running IOS 12, 13, 14

- Fixed issue when app disconnects after 10 min in Airplane mode

- Minor fixes and improvements

HOW TO UTILIZE OPENVPN CONNECT?

To configure OpenVPN Connect, a "connection profile" file containing information about the VPN server is required. Users can import this configuration into the application by utilizing a file with a .ovpn extension or a specific website URL provided by the VPN service administrator along with user credentials.