Hello forum,
i have multiple questions regarding the "OpenVPN Desktop Client". I think this is the official naming for the client which is available from "
http://swupdate.ovpn.net/downloads/openvpn-client.msi".
This client is described on the official website:
http://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/docs/admin-guides-sp-859543150/howto-connect-client-configuration/395-how-to-install-the-openvpn-client-on-windows.html
https://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/docs/admin-guides-sp-859543150/howto-connect-client-configuration/397-how-to-connect-to-a-vpn-server-with-the-openvpn-client.html
First a little background information:
I am an employee at a little software company in Germany. We are using the "openvpn community edition server" on some linux-server systems to provide vpn-connections.
We developed a web-application to allow remote users to download a generated .ovpn-configuration file for a "one-time" connection with a certificate that is only valid for a very limited time.
We sell this product to our customers so that they are abel to offer a openvpn-configuration file for their customers or service staff e.g. for remote support of various it-equipment.
All our applications are Open Source. We use a software stack of Apache2, Zope, Postgresql, Python and OpenVPN and thus are bound to their licenses like GPL and others.
We would like to use the "OpenVPN Desktop Client" on Windows computers for the following reasons:
- It installs a service in Windows, so that the users does not need to have administrative-rights. This is very important because most users in companies lack administration rights for their computers.
- The service takes care of setting up the routing which is essential for providing remote support for various devices on the network behind the server
- It has an easy-to-use interface and is available in English and German
- It is much easier to setup than the community project OpenVPN-Client which is only usable for users with admin-rights. Yes i know there are various ways to overcome this limitation but it is all tedious to setup and we do not want to bother the users with such things. We need a "one-installation" solution.
And now to the questions:
- Is the "OpenVPN Desktop Client" actively developed? We need to make sure that the underlying "openvpn" binaries are up-to-date because of security issues (see Heartbleed) and so on
- Is it possible to purchase a license to use the "OpenVPN Desktop Client" on numerous Windows clients. Or is it even possibly to use the client free of charge?
- Is it possible to get the source code of the "OpenVPN Desktop Client"? It seems to be some JavaScript and the regular openvpn.exe binary
If this is not the right place for questions like this, please redirect me to the right person (E-Mail?) or should i open a ticket via the official website?
I would like to get in touch with somebody from the developer team of this "Desktop Client" 🙂
Thanks in advance for response!
Greetings
tspf
