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Where do i insert the password of the vpn ?

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    albgen
    last edited by 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

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      Monoecus
      last edited by Apr 18, 2008, 9:30 AM

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

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        albgen
        last edited by 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.

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          GruensFroeschli
          last edited by 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.

          We do what we must, because we can.

          Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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            albgen
            last edited by 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

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              sullrich
              last edited by Apr 18, 2008, 6:19 PM

              @albgen:

              any plan to implement that on pfsense ::)

              No, start a bounty if you really want it.

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                albgen
                last edited by 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.

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