Can't import .ovpn file into OpenVPN Connect (iOS) using Mail

[bwanajag]

My ovpn is setup and I'm able to connect with my Mac, but I want to also connect with iOS devices. Since iTunes no longer has the ability access apps on devices (as of 13 Sep 2017; v 12.7), the only way I know to import a .ovpn file is by emailing it and then selecting the .ovpn file in the Mail app on my iOS device. When I do that, I get the following error

"Missing/bad file : ta.key : cannot open for read: /var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/..."

How do I correctly import the .ovpn into the OpenVPN Connect app on iOS?

[bwanajag]

I found a solution:

I removed the line "tls-auth ta.key 1", and I moved the line "key-direction 1" to just above the "<tls-auth>".

[tlkidd]

Wanted to drop a note and say thanks for the fix. Same problem here.

[goqhan]

I found a solution:

I removed the line "tls-auth ta.key 1", and I moved the line "key-direction 1" to just above the "<tls-auth>".

It really worked, thanks

[tipoti]

I found a solution:

I removed the line "tls-auth ta.key 1", and I moved the line "key-direction 1" to just above the "<tls-auth>".

Can you give detail about it? I couldnt understand clearly

[nreaction]

The proper way to fix: create inline .ovpn file. You want the .ovpn file to include key and cert info all in 1 file instead of 3 files(p12, ovpn, tls.key).

[lcreid]

I commented out these lines from the _client_ config file before generating the

Code: Select all

.ovpn

file:

Code: Select all

# ca ca.crt
# cert client.crt
# key client.key

I suspect that the Macos client looks for the files on the Mac, even though they're included in the

Code: Select all

.ovpn

file. And by commenting those lines out, it only looks for the keys in the

Code: Select all

.ovpn

file.