Kill switch option?

paulK

Is there kill switch?

Most VPN clients I have used have a kill switch option but I cannot find any such option in OpenVPN Client.

Why would such a feature be hard to find or missing?

This is a critical function.

V.3.3.6 Windows 7

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openvpn_inc

Hello paulK,

A true kill switch function is something on the roadmap for OpenVPN Connect. The 'seamless tunnel' function that already exists keep the routes pointing to the VPN tunnel intact even if the VPN tunnel is interrupted and in reconnecting state.

You can mimic a kill switch situation by blackholing Internet traffic except for the IP of the VPN server itself. That way no Internet is possible at all unless it goes through the VPN server.

Kind regards,
Johan

edmoncu

Hi Openvpn team,

Curious if this feature is still in the works for openvpn connect. I cannot see it on Windows yet, but i see it available for IOS.

Thank you

Meister

Hello,

I would also like to know how far the Kill Switch for Windows has progressed. When can we expect it to be introduced?

best regards

Levite

Hi I would also like to have a Kill Switch function for use on the mac

From this article it would seem there is one available, perhaps only on the mobile app, anyone have any insight?
https://openvpn.net/blog/vpn-kill-switch/

I would grateful if anyone would be able to explain to me how to set one up on mac, and for our windows friends, on windows too