As OpenVPN configuration files are simply text files, you can also check if an OpenVPN configuration is malicious by opening the file up in Notepad or another text editor.

If you're unsure, right-click the file, select Properties, Details, and you should see it's copyrighted 'OpenVPN Project' and originally called OpenVPN.exe. Why does this matter?

Place this file and the ca.crt, remote1.crt, and remote1.key files in a new directory, perhaps called openvpn, under your Documents folder. Now that we have our OpenVPN config file, we need a VPN ...

Remember also that the files ca.crt, minion.crt, minion.key and ta.key specified by the parameters ca, cert, key and tls-auth, respectively, need to be generated beforehand and placed alongside the ...

I'm going to post this much, then switch over to my laptop, ssh in and grab my OpenVPN config file and post it behind a spoiler cut to see if there's anything obviously wrong there.

If you’ve ever explored VPN settings or read a tech guide, chances are you’ve seen the term OpenVPN pop up. But what exactly is it? Is it an app, a ...

The initial vulnerability was due to OpenVPN being able to select a malevolent configuration file when choosing a VPN configuration, which could then give access to private information and hacking ...

Some OpenVPN configuration options open remote attack vectors for Bash vulnerabilities, the VPN provider warns.