Autologin/Autoconnect with OpenVPN

[New Built: OpenVPN 2.1.1 Final]

Hi all

I just finished build my own Version of OpenVPN 2.1 RC 15 with --enable-password-save.

Someone interest in that Build can download it from here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=400N9DT6
(MD5-Hash:988ECEA77BD558C41DBB0525C5E5AE09)

Edit/ ChangeLog: 05.05.09
-change OpenSSL 0.9.8i to latest 0.9.8k (including important bug fixes)
-change lzo 2.02 to 2.03

Edit/ 12.12.09
New Built: OpenVPN 2.1.1 Final --enable-password-save
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XZYS7QWI
(MD5-Hash:54CF2ABB597E5079E25BEB95BF08D518)
-include lzo 2.03
-include latest OpenSSL 0.9.8l

For auto-login you have to modify your .ovpn file in the config folder in that way:

Code:

auth-user-pass C:/PROGRA~1/openvpn/config/password.txt

XP(US) or

Code:

auth-user-pass C:/Programme/openvpn/config/password.txt

XP(DE)
then create a simple text file with your user name and password in two lines name it password.txt
and save it in your config folder.

If you want  auto-connect on startup  create a shortcut from OpenVPN-GUI and put it in your startup-folder,
rightclick on the shortcut --> properties --> target and add :

Code:

--connect [name of your ovpn file].ovpn

in the end of the entry. -
 
There are localized versions of Ovpn-Gui (French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish)
http://openvpn.se/download.html

For auto-login you have to modify your .ovpn file in the config folder in that way:

Code:

auth-user-pass C:/PROGRA~1/openvpn/config/password.txt

then create a simple text file with your user name and password in two lines name it password.txt
and save it in your config folder.
.

Doesn´t work for me, says "can´t read password from file"

For auto-login you have to modify your .ovpn file in the config folder in that way:

Code:

auth-user-pass C:/PROGRA~1/openvpn/config/password.txt

then create a simple text file with your user name and password in two lines name it password.txt
and save it in your config folder.
.

Doesn´t work for me, says "can´t read password from file"

Hi sewe,
thx for testing my file. It shoud work. I test it on 3 different machines with Win XP.
Check if there is no mistake in your path, of couse you shoud modify the path in that way it match with your machine. First i test it with the german edition of XP, set the path in that way:

Code:

C:/Programme/openvpn/config/password.txt

works .
Later in my english edition of XP set the path in that way make a mistake, not works get the same error  you post above.

Code:

C:/Program Files/openvpn/config/password.txt

after corect it  that way:

Code:

C:/PROGRA~1/openvpn/config/password.txt

succeeds. The Textfile i create with notepad put my username in the first line and my password in the second line and save it as txt in the same folder with *.ovpn

[C:/PROGRA~1/openvpn/config/password.txt]

For auto-login you have to modify your .ovpn file in the config folder in that way:

Code:

auth-user-pass C:/PROGRA~1/openvpn/config/password.txt

then create a simple text file with your user name and password in two lines name it password.txt
and save it in your config folder.
.

Doesn´t work for me, says "can´t read password from file"

Hi sewe,
thx for testing my file. It shoud work. I test it on 3 different machines with Win XP.
Check if there is no mistake in your path, of couse you shoud modify the path in that way it match with your machine. First i test it with the german edition of XP, set the path in that way:

Code:

C:/Programme/openvpn/config/password.txt

works .
Later in my english edition of XP set the path in that way make a mistake, not works get the same error  you post above.

Code:

C:/Program Files/openvpn/config/password.txt

after corect it  that way:

Code:

C:/PROGRA~1/openvpn/config/password.txt

succeeds. The Textfile i create with notepad put my username in the first line and my password in the second line and save it as txt in the same folder with *.ovpn

Won´t work with C:/PROGRA~1/openvpn/config/password.txt either

Thanks, it worked perfect!

fine. thx for confirm it works for you too. just woud ask if anyone can give me a feedback whether it works for him or not.

fine. thx for confirm it works for you to. just woud ask if anyone can give me a feedback wether it works for him or not.

It works now, my misstake, didn´t uninstall the previous one, I just install yours ontop
Thanks!!

I have a question, if connection goes down will ovpn client try to reconnect?

Yes, OpenVPN do a reconnect!

Code:

Wed May 06  05:00:56 2009 [openvpn.ivacy.com] Inactivity timeout (--ping-restart), restarting
Here you see the 24h reconnect of my ISP.
Wed May 06  05:00:56 2009 TCP/UDP: Closing socket
Wed May 06  05:00:56 2009 SIGUSR1[soft,ping-restart] received, process restarting
Wed May 06  05:00:56 2009 Restart pause, 2 second(s)
Wed May 06  05:01:01 2009 [openvpn.ivacy.com] Peer Connection Initiated with xx.xxx.xxx.27:1194
Wed May 06  05:01:02 2009 SENT CONTROL [openvpn.ivacy.com]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Wed May 06  05:01:13 2009 Route addition via IPAPI succeeded [adaptive]
Wed May 06 05:01:13 2009 Initialization Sequence Completed.

The Problem you have are only a few seconds, this is the time-window your real IP is seen, because no tunnel is open.
If you want to be anonymously all  time, you should try VPNetMon. (not tested by myself and close Source)
http://de.geocities.com/felix.schendel22/
Maybye you have a look at the Tool. Please tell us if it do a good job.

Works great thank you!!!!

Hi Sandbox,

Sometime a little thing can change everything, very good work !!!

Many thanks

I have 3 questions :

Do you think to build a new version with the last official release openvpn-2.1_rc19 ?
Is it complicate to do this ?  (I'm an IT administrator not a developper)
Did you try to talk with the official developper about to add this function in official release, maybe with an ecrypted file ?

Thanks again, in French "Chapeau bas"

PS : Run in Windows 7 64bit and connected in roadwarrior mode to an Endian firewall. (no more disconnected or waiting a username and password)

Hi odimenokyo,
thx for your feedback, nice to hear all works fine for your comfort.

- Yes, just try to compile 2.1_rc19, but got several errors, don't know yet how to fix them.
  For me its not really urgent to update to the latest version, because there are no important changes.
  (my latest build contains the latest OpenSSL 0.9.8k and the new
  lzo 2.03)
 

- Not realy, but it takes some time to prepare the develope environment, and looking around on several sites for helpful hints^^ (I'm not really a developper too)
  I set up a fresh Windows XP(US) on Microsofts Virtual PC.
  Have to install MinGW/MSYS and Nullsoft Install System.
  Need ovpn gen pre-build and the source files of the latest release.
  If you need further informations let me know, plz.

-The official developper don't build it with --enable-password-save because of security related issues.
  For me its not important have a separate login for ovpn, because i use ovpn only on my private home-computer and the hard-disk is full encrypted.

@Sandbox

Tested with openvpn-2.1_rc15-install.exe auto login working great but don't work with openvpn-2.0.9-gui-1.0.3-install.exe or openvpn-2.1_rc20-install.exe from OpenVPN site.

Waiting for coming new build from you, thanks Sandbox.

As moved around in google I found openVPN2.1 rc19 that can auto login OpenVPN as supply by Sandbox, follow instruction above.

Download:

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/295395526/openVPN2.1_rc19-save-install.zip

For auto-login you have to modify your .ovpn file in the config folder in that way:

Code:

auth-user-pass C:/PROGRA~1/openvpn/config/password.txt

then create a simple text file with your user name and password in two lines name it password.txt
and save it in your config folder.
.

Doesn´t work for me, says "can´t read password from file"

Hi sewe,
thx for testing my file. It shoud work. I test it on 3 different machines with Win XP.
Check if there is no mistake in your path, of couse you shoud modify the path in that way it match with your machine. First i test it with the german edition of XP, set the path in that way:

Code:

C:/Programme/openvpn/config/password.txt

works .
Later in my english edition of XP set the path in that way make a mistake, not works get the same error  you post above.

Code:

C:/Program Files/openvpn/config/password.txt

after corect it  that way:

Code:

C:/PROGRA~1/openvpn/config/password.txt

succeeds. The Textfile i create with notepad put my username in the first line and my password in the second line and save it as txt in the same folder with *.ovpn

It still doesn't work for me.I get the error message saying that it can't find the path specified.