is "auth-user-pass" option encrypted?

nordex1

Hello everyone, just one quick security question from my side:

When I configure client with this option

auth-user-pass

I get user/pass dialog which is passed to the server (shell script), which then checks credentials which can be found in txt file or check auth aginst LDAP.

so my question would be, is this option safe to use, is it encrypted?
Tried to google but I found nowhere answer to this.

TinCanTech

nordex1 wroteTried to google but I found nowhere answer to this

https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#auth

nordex1 wroteis it encrypted?

is what encrypted ?

nordex1 wroteis this option safe to use

That depends on how you use it ..

nordex1

Thanks, somehow I overlooked that!

Using alternative authentication methods

OpenVPN 2.0 and later include a feature that allows the OpenVPN server to securely obtain a username and password from a connecting client, and to use that information as a basis for authenticating the client.