In CWS, there are server-locked-profiles, and user-locked-profiles. I cannot find any documentation on these, and would appreciate it if anyone could please explain the difference between the two.
Thanks!
Difference between a server-locked profile and a user-locked profile?
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Re: Difference between a server-locked profile and a user-locked profile?
From what I have already experienced on OpenVPN on pfSense is:
- server-locked-profiles: one ovpn conf file for all users
- user-locked-profiles: one ovpn conf file for each user
On pfsense, we had OpenVPN with Radius + OTP authentication and then, all users have the same client conf file.
I think it is the same for OpenVPN Access Server.
- server-locked-profiles: one ovpn conf file for all users
- user-locked-profiles: one ovpn conf file for each user
On pfsense, we had OpenVPN with Radius + OTP authentication and then, all users have the same client conf file.
I think it is the same for OpenVPN Access Server.
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Re: Difference between a server-locked profile and a user-locked profile?
Hi Danran,
It is explained here, in the first paragraph;
https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resource ... nstallers/
Basically the server-locked profile is universal and isn't locked to a particular user account. It does this by referencing an API which the client must support. Therefore the server-locked profile isn't necessarily compatible with all OpenVPN clients. The user-locked profile is but it's locked to one particular user account.
Kind regards,
Johan
It is explained here, in the first paragraph;
https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resource ... nstallers/
Basically the server-locked profile is universal and isn't locked to a particular user account. It does this by referencing an API which the client must support. Therefore the server-locked profile isn't necessarily compatible with all OpenVPN clients. The user-locked profile is but it's locked to one particular user account.
Kind regards,
Johan
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Re: Difference between a server-locked profile and a user-locked profile?
Thank you for this. I'm not sure how I didn't see this in the link, but I appreciate the understanding you gave me now!