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zkab
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VPN server list

Post by zkab » Sun Dec 17, 2017 2:58 pm

I want to add the .ovpn configuration package from NordVPN.
Since there are many servers in that package I want to copy them to Android instead of picking them one by one.
Where are the servers stored in Android ? Will a copy work ?
If this can be done I also want to know how I can add a rotation to the server - randomly or when some server fails to connect ...

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Re: VPN server list

Post by ordex » Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:07 pm

you could manually add multiple "remote" lines in the profile, so that the app can try them one after the other in case of problems.

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Re: VPN server list

Post by zkab » Tue Dec 19, 2017 2:14 pm

How do I add multiple "remote" lines in the profile in OpenVPN for Android ?
There is only Import>Import Profile from SD card >

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Re: VPN server list

Post by ordex » Tue Dec 19, 2017 4:14 pm

you need to modify the .ovpn file with a text editor on your workstation. You will see that it already contains one "remote" line indicating what server to connect to.

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Re: VPN server list

Post by zkab » Wed Dec 20, 2017 11:49 am

OK - I see the "remote" line in the .ovpn but if I just add another "remote" server will there not be a conflict since they have different CA:s

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Re: VPN server list

Post by ordex » Wed Dec 20, 2017 1:18 pm

Correct. Servers must have the same CA and accept the same key/cert pair, otherwise this won't work.

The idea behind using one config only is that all the servers are within the same PKI. I personally think that several VPN Providers use the same CA for all their servers, but my experience here is pretty limited.

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Re: VPN server list

Post by zkab » Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:06 pm

They servers don't have the same CA ...
I read something about 'stacked certificate' ... can that be used ?
Don't really know how to use it ... should I put the remote servers <ca>, <cert>, <key>, <tls-auth> in several blocks after each other in one .ovpn file that I import to openvpn ?

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