OpenVPN Connect does not attempt to connect when using static challenge

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  • dwilliams15
    Junior Member
    • Dec 2024
    • 2

    OpenVPN Connect does not attempt to connect when using static challenge

    I have an OpenVPN setup that was working fine, using OpenVPN Connect as the client app. It's using LDAP for username/pass auth with no client cert. I'm now working on adding MFA, however when I add the static challenge line to my ovpn file, I stop getting any connection attempts made.

    The prompt shows up, I put in my MFA token, and then the prompt disappears and....nothing happens. No auth failure, no attempt to connect, and absolutely no entries in the log files. On the server side I don't see any packets coming in, or any sort of auth attempt so it appears that the app is not sending out anything at all.

    Has anyone seen this before?

    My ovpn file is as follows (with server IP and ca removed):

    Code:
    client
    dev tun
    proto udp
    remote xx.xx.xx.xx 1194
    resolv-retry infinite
    nobind
    persist-key
    persist-tun
    remote-cert-tls server
    verb 3
    mute 20
    auth-user-pass
    static-challenge "MFA Code" 1
    <ca>
    -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
    **
    -----END CERTIFICATE-----
    </ca>
  • dwilliams15
    Junior Member
    • Dec 2024
    • 2

    #2
    As a follow-up, this configuration works fine in Viscocity (an alternate, paid client which I downloaded a trial of) and connects as expected. There is something wrong with the OpenVPN Connect App with this combination of options

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