If you would prefer to have a password assigned to your certificate during this build, follow the below commands: It’s time to generate a client key pair and certificate, replacing “client” with the name of your generated certificate: There are two options for building a certificate here, once that generates a password and one that does not create a password. Make sure to accept the default entry during the build.Īfter generating the DH Key, the TLS Key will need to be generated: If you opted to change the KEY_NAME value earlier, you would need to verify that you’re building the correct key at this time: When the prompts have completed, it’s time to create the server certificate, the key, and the encryption files. If needed or if you choose, you can edit the keyname as well:Īfter setting up the directory, editing the vars file, and editing the keyname if you chose to do so, it’s time to build the CA Authority:Īt this point you will receive a set of prompts, you may type Enter at each prompt. You will need to edit the vars file to match the information you have: $ make-cadir ~/openvpn-ca & cd ~/openvpn-ca Now that OpenVPN and EasyRSA have been installed, it’s time to set up the CA Directory and then move to it: Once the updates are pushed, you can then proceed with installing OpenVPN and EasyRSA on your node: You can check this by running the following commands: The first step in any successful implementation is updating the system, verifying that all necessary updates have been pushed and the install itself is clean. It’s important to verify that your operating system is running the most recent version, including any updates or patches that may need to be installed. When you decide to install and update OpenVPN on Ubuntu 16.04, you will first need a node running Linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS the node you choose can be on a cloud server or a dedicated server. Through this authentication, secure point-to-point connections are established with high-level encryption protocols.

OpenVPN allows authentication through pre-shared secret keys, certificates, or a username and password combination.

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