OPEN VPN WITH AWS - IDLE TIMEOUT !

alexnetworking

Hello team. I am currently running open vpn on AWS with the client vpn endpoint that comes with AWS. I am having a problem, AWS charges me for every hour a client is connected, and i have many people on the network that are not using the vpn but leave the client open, so i am getting charged for the people who arent using it. Is there any way to edit the open vpn txt config file for the client, so when there is no use of the vpn for X amount of time, the session is closed? Thanks.

TinCanTech

Which version of openvpn ?

alexnetworking

Hi, Amazon AWS doesnt state wich version it runs. It simply offers it as a service where you select rules and routes and then gives you an .ovpn file. This file i give to my clients, they upload it in openvpn client and connect.

This is an example of the file:

client
dev tun
proto udp
remote (mydns) 1194
remote-random-hostname
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
remote-cert-tls server
cipher AES-256-GCM
verb 3
<ca>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
my certificate
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

</ca>
auth-user-pass

reneg-sec 0

ejorgensen

You can add: inactivity 300 as an example. That works fine if you don't have mapped drives. I am looking for the opposite to a time limit on a session. If any one knows the answer I would appreciate it.

cipher AES-256-GCM
verb 3
inactive 300

TinCanTech

alexnetworking wrote Amazon AWS doesnt state wich version it runs. It simply offers it as a service

Then this is their problem.

alexnetworking wrote I am currently running open vpn on AWS with the client vpn endpoint that comes with AWS. I am having a problem, AWS charges me for every hour a client is connected, and i have many people on the network that are not using the vpn but leave the client open, so i am getting charged for the people who arent using it

AWS .. ripping you off for fun !