OpenVPN 2.0.2 review

OpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN solution which can accomodate a wide range of configurations, including remote access, site-to-sit

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 647K Developer: James Yonan

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OpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN solution which can accomodate a wide range of configurations, including remote access, site-to-site VPNs, WiFi security, and enterprise-scale remote access solutions with load balancing, failover, and fine-grained access-controls (articles) (examples) (security overview) (non-english languages).

OpenVPN implements OSI layer 2 or 3 secure network extension using the industry standard SSL/TLS protocol, supports flexible client authentication methods based on certificates, smart cards, and/or 2-factor authentication, and allows user or group-specific access control policies using firewall rules applied to the VPN virtual interface.

OpenVPN is not a web application proxy and does not operate through a web browser.

What's New in This Release:
Fixed regression bug in Win32 installer, introduced in 2.0.1, which incorrectly set OpenVPN service to autostart.
Don't package source code zip file in Windows installer in order to reduce the size of the installer. The source zip file can always be downloaded separately if needed.
Fixed bug in route.c in FreeBSD, Darwin, OpenBSD and NetBSD version of get_default_gateway. Allocated socket for route manipulation is never freed so number of mbufs continuously grow and exhaust system resources after a while.
Fixed bug where "--proto tcp-server --mode p2p --management host port" would cause the management port to not respond until the OpenVPN peer connects.
Modified pkitool script to be /bin/sh compatible