OpenVPN connection + OTP: connection file is created incorrectly

OpenVPN connection + OTP: connection file is created incorrectly

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This bug exists since version 2025.2.13.1 and still persists in 2025.2.16.0.

Version 2025.1.41.0 and before do not suffer from this one.

If using a "VPN/Tunnel/Gateway" connection type with this settings:

General

VPN Type: OpenVPN GUI

Configuration type: Custom

Enable automatic authentication: true

One-time password

Source: Current session credentials

Usage: Specific to session

The ovpn configuration file is created with a static-challenge line.

Starting with 2025.2.13.1 the string Enter Authenticator Token is no longer enclosed in quotation marks.

Correct configuration line

static-challenge "Enter Authenticator Token" 1

Incorrect configuration line

static-challenge Enter Authenticator Token 1

The string is therefore evaluated as a single parameter and the following error message is displayed:

Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in yourovpnhost.tld.ovpn:8: static-challenge (openvpn version)

As workaround the otp settings can be adjusted according to your environment.

One-time password

Usage: Prepend to the password

All Comments (1)

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Hello,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We'll fix this for version 2025.2.17.0.

Regards

Jonathan Del Signore