OpenVPNSecurity & Privacy / NetworkingVPN daemon for encrypted network tunnels.
VPN daemon for encrypted network tunnels.
OpenVPN is a VPN daemon for creating IP tunnels between networked systems. It uses TUN/TAP interfaces and supports Ethernet bridging, TCP or UDP transport, and certificate-based TLS connections. Administrators run it on participating machines and configure it through command-line options or configuration files, with support for tunnels operating through proxies or NAT and networks using dynamic addresses.
OpenVPN manual · Reviewed 2026-10-28
- 01 / Feature noteTunnel transport
Use TCP or UDP tunnel transport, including connections through proxies or NAT.
Feature source ↗ - 02 / Feature noteVirtual network interfaces
Build tunnels using TUN/TAP interfaces, with support for Ethernet bridging.
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