OpenVPN - Open Source SSL VPN Solution

 

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OpenVPN is a full-featured open source SSL VPN solution that accommodates a wide range of configurations, including remote access, site-to-site VPNs, Wi-Fi security, and enterprise-scale remote access solutions with load balancing, failover, and fine-grained access-controls. ## Features * Tunnel any IP subnetwork or virtual ethernet adapter over a single UDP or TCP port * Configure a scalable, load-balanced VPN server farm using one or more machines which can handle thousands of dynamic connections from incoming VPN clients * Use all of the encryption, authentication, and certification features of the SSL library to protect your private network traffic as it transits the internet * Use any cipher, key size, or HMAC digest (for datagram integrity checking) supported by the SSL library * Choose between static-key based conventional encryption or certificate-based public key encryption * Use static, pre-shared keys or TLS-based dynamic key exchange * Use real-time adaptive link compression and traffic-shaping to manage link bandwidth utilization * Tunnel networks whose public endpoints are dynamic such as DHCP or dial-in clients * Tunnel networks through connection-oriented stateful firewalls without having to use explicit firewall rules * Tunnel networks over NAT * Create secure ethernet bridges using virtual tap devices * Control OpenVPN using a GUI  ## Package Parameters If any package parameters are supplied no defaults will be used - only supplied parameters will be applied. The following package parameter can be set: * `/InstallDir` - install OpenVPN to the specified folder * `/AddToDesktop` - add a desktop shortcut for the OpenVPN GUI * `/NoStartMenu` - do not create start menu entries for OpenVPN * `/Gui` - install the OpenVPN GUI by Mathias Sundman * `/GuiOnLogon` - launch the OpenVPN GUI on user logon * `/Service` - install OpenVPN service wrappers * `/EasyRsa` - install EasyRSA 3 scripts for X509 certificate management * `/DcoDriver` - install the OpenVPN Data Channel Offload driver * `/TapDriver` - install the TAP-Windows driver (NDIS6) * `/WintunDriver` - install the layer 3 TUN driver for Windows * `/PLAP` - install Pre-Logon Access-Provider * `/Documentation` - install the OpenVPN documentation * `/OpenSSL` - install OpelSSL utilities for generating public/private key pairs * `/SampleConfig` - install OpenVPN client/server configuration examples eg. `choco install -y openvpn --package-parameters="/InstallDir=C:\Tools\OpenVPN /AddToDesktop /Gui /GuiOnLogon /EasyRsa /DcoDriver /TapDriver /WintunDriver /OpenSSL"` An installation with no parameters specified will use the same defaults as the installer other than creating a desktop shortcut: `choco install -y openvpn --package-parameters="/Gui /GuiOnLogon /TapDriver /WintunDriver /Documentation /OpenSSL /SampleConfig"` To have Chocolatey remember parameters on upgrade, be sure to set `choco feature enable -n=useRememberedArgumentsForUpgrades`. ## Documentation * For detailed information on OpenVPN, including examples, see the [man page](http://openvpn.net/man.html), [the WIKI](https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn) or the [community resources](https://openvpn.net/community-resources) * For a sample VPN configuration, see http://openvpn.net/howto.html ## Notes * The 32-bit version of OpenVPN will not run in a 64-bit environment and the installation will fail if forced with `--forceX86` * This package is automatically updated using the [Chocolatey Automatic Package Update Model (AU)](https://github.com/majkinetor/au/blob/master/README.md). If you find it is out of date by more than a day or two, please contact the maintainer(s) and let them know the package is no longer updating correctly.