Open VPN not connecting via Apple's "VPN" Button

uleuckert

Hi there,

I'm testing open vpn to connect to my company.
We have a sophos utm firewall, a openVPN config is available in our own sophos utm company portal. I installed openVPN and imported the config.

Everything works fine when I use the openVPN GUI.

In the main settings app (in german: Einstellungen) there is a vpn switch. When I enable there I can't get a connect. After this I get some errors in the openVPN log.
first block starts with date, time, VEIFY OK depth=1
ends with basic constrants: CA=true
subject alt name: (empty)

next block starts with date, time VERIFY OK: depth=0
ends with basic constrants: CA=false
suject alt name: (name of my firewall)
key usage: Digital Signature, Non Repudiation, Key Encipherment

next block, any line starts with date, time
TCP recv EOF
Transport Error on (my IP address): NETWORK_EOF_ERROR
EVENT:TRANSPORT_ERROR Transport error on (my IP address):NETWORK_EOF_ERROR: [ERR]
Client terminated: restarting in 5...
no more errors then until the same blocks follow, some retrys then disconnect

How can I make the Apple VPN switch work?

nlucchesi

iOS supports only PPTP and IPSec. For details, see:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201533

iOS does NOT support OpenVPN. As a result, Apple's VPN button won't work.

Traffic

nlucchesi wroteiOS supports only PPTP and IPSec

and according to your link:

You can also use third-party VPN apps available on the App Store. These apps might use other protocols.

which presumably means OpenVPN.

nlucchesi wrote As a result, Apple's VPN button won't work

I presume that means there are specific buttons for use with openvpn ?

Thanks