Where do i insert the password of the vpn ?

albgen · Apr 18, 2008, 9:07 AM

Hello Everybody :)
I have a pfsense box at home and i want to connect it permanently to the OpenVPN of the company that i work for.
But i cant with pfsense because the VPN company request a password when you try to connect.
I think i have to use the custom option but i dont know how.
How can i do that ?

thank you

Monoecus · Apr 18, 2008, 9:30 AM

You should put this key in the "shared key" window of the OpenVPN Client page on your firewall.

albgen · Apr 18, 2008, 9:39 AM

@Monoecus:

You should put this key in the "shared key" window of the OpenVPN Client page on your firewall.

i cant, because the the connection use certificate + password.
If i select shared key on pfsense i cant insert the certifcate and keys.

GruensFroeschli · Apr 18, 2008, 6:02 PM

I dont think this is possible.
You would need to automate the input of the user-name and the password.
Maybe you could do that with a script but that's out of my league.

albgen · Apr 18, 2008, 6:13 PM

@GruensFroeschli:

I dont think this is possible.
You would need to automate the input of the user-name and the password.
Maybe you could do that with a script but that's out of my league.

any plan to implement that on pfsense ::)
thank you

sullrich · Apr 18, 2008, 6:19 PM

@albgen:

any plan to implement that on pfsense ::)

No, start a bounty if you really want it.

albgen · May 4, 2008, 10:37 AM

I have discovered that the password is needed for the decryption of the private key(my private key, the file with .key extension).
So i have removed the password with a tool. Now, using OpenVPN it does not request a password to connect.
so, i'm trying to configure pfsense but it does not work !

On the logs of pfsense i see this

any idea ?
thank you

PS:I have noticed that my .key file begin and end with –--BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----,
instead pfsense need a key with ----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----.
Trying to copy and paste my key it does not work, so i have added the word RSA.