regarding vpn connections not prompting for credentials after wifi disruption

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jj
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regarding vpn connections not prompting for credentials after wifi disruption

Post by jj » Tue Oct 24, 2017 5:37 pm

Hi,
Is it expected behavior for openvpn to not ask for credentials when I disconnect and reconnect wifi?

Thank you,
Jina

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Re: regarding vpn connections not prompting for credentials after wifi disruption

Post by novaflash » Tue Oct 24, 2017 5:47 pm

On Access Server, a session token is used to automatically re-establish an active session, even it gets disrupted for a short while. Why?
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Re: regarding vpn connections not prompting for credentials after wifi disruption

Post by jj » Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:10 am

Thanks for the reply. A user noticed this and asked if it was a security concern. For how long does the session token remain valid? Is this configurable?

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Re: regarding vpn connections not prompting for credentials after wifi disruption

Post by novaflash » Wed Oct 25, 2017 6:47 am

No, it's not a security concern. For full details:
https://docs.openvpn.net/command-line/o ... t-options/
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