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    OpenVPN Client Export not usable if user certificates contain apostrophe (')

    2.0-RC Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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    • U
      undertaker
      last edited by

      I found an unusual situation where I created several user certificates without any special characters ("My Certificate", "His Certificate", etc) and was able to generate OpenVPN client export packages for Windows.  Woot! Woot!

      The problem: I created a new user certificate described as "Jim's Certificate" and now I cannot see any of the users in the OpenVPN Client Export user list.

      Workaround : I removed the offending user certificate and created a new one without the offending apostrophe.  I can now see all users with certificates in the Client Export user list.

      I did not test to see if the same issue exists for apostrophes on the CA or other certificate descriptions.

      Regards,
      Frank

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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        It's probably a case of that needing to be escaped somewhere. I'll try to reproduce it, but you may just want to open a ticket at http://redmine.pfsense.org/

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          cmb
          last edited by

          Thanks for the report.
          http://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/show/383

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            johbra
            last edited by

            I think i've encountered the same error naming a client with the swedish letter "ö". My guess is that this goes for all three swedish letters: "å", "ä" and "ö".

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            • jimpJ
              jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
              last edited by

              @johbra:

              I think i've encountered the same error naming a client with the swedish letter "ö". My guess is that this goes for all three swedish letters: "å", "ä" and "ö".

              That is a very different bug, which already has an open ticket.

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