OpenVPN Access Server
OpenVPN Inc. | 2.13.1Linux/Unix, Ubuntu Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Flexible and robust
What do you like best about the product?
The best feature is the ability to run multiple ports and protocols with a single appliance.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not integrated with SD WAN capabilities.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
With OpenVPN we build fast and functional VPN gateways for are customers enabling compliance and data protection.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
With enterprise support this product is the best value for VPN.
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A solid, secure VPN solution
What do you like best about the product?
- The OpenVPN Access Server AMI is a great out of the box VPN solution for your AWS VPC.
- We were able to easily connect to our Active Directory in AWS to the OpenVPN Access Server and enable 2-factor requirements via Google Authenticator.
- Supports PAM, RADIUS, and LDAP.
- This solution replaced our clients deprecated PPTP solution. OpenVPN is consistently rated among the most secure VPN solutions which is why we went with it.
- We were able to easily connect to our Active Directory in AWS to the OpenVPN Access Server and enable 2-factor requirements via Google Authenticator.
- Supports PAM, RADIUS, and LDAP.
- This solution replaced our clients deprecated PPTP solution. OpenVPN is consistently rated among the most secure VPN solutions which is why we went with it.
What do you dislike about the product?
License management on the openvpn.net could be improved in one regard: allowing users to deactivate and move a license between servers. As you spin up an instance you may need to reconfigure our move your license to a newer server and that requires involving OpenVPN Support to reissue your license. This can take a few hours before they respond but typically they are pretty fast so not a huge negative for us.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Simple way to connect to our AWS VPC with 2-factor authentication tied to our Active Directory.
Amazing Easy VPN
What do you like best about the product?
The system is easy to setup and easy to configure, server our corporate solution perfectly!
What do you dislike about the product?
The Linux client can be difficult but our new routers all have built in openvpn so no longer a concern
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are an international software firm, your product allows us to support people world wide
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Its honestly just the easiest solution, when you are in a bind its a great go-to
Excellent product
What do you like best about the product?
Reasonable price and easy to deploy. I like that it integrates with LDAP so easy to roll out to users. Admin screen is easy to use and logical.
What do you dislike about the product?
Needs mixed mode authentication, I have both AD and non-AD users. Also would like for server updates to be much easier.
The product needs a way to deploy updates to the clients.
The product needs a way to deploy updates to the clients.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Allow remote users access to critical systems. Easy to deploy and maintain
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Very straightforward product and easy to implement.
Unique product that add value to our customer proposal!
What do you like best about the product?
Flexibility, scalability, redundancy capability and LDAP integration.
What do you dislike about the product?
Windows client is sometime buggy, better than before but still need some improvement for first time users (inexperienced users may require assistance from helpdesk initially).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use this for all our managed services solutions, allowing our customers to access their infrastructure securely, with any device and using their central authentication system (AD).
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Just make the switch, you'll be convinced soon enough!
OpenVPN has been great
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use and minimal errors when connecting.
What do you dislike about the product?
Difficult to set up for use in a non-business environment
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our IT department uses OpenVPN for remote access on physical machines to allow Administrator privileges.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This is a great tool for VPN usage of a mid-size company
Secure, easy and scalable
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN offers users a very simple and secure VPN option that is both economical and quick to install. Users are able to easily install it on their client devices.
What do you dislike about the product?
The update process is very poor. It is very hard to determine the name of the version to use with 'wget' when updates are available. There is no single place to look. Adding users to security groups in AD does not easily translate to VPN access rights.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We typically find customers who have open RDP ports to their network and we can quickly secure that by using OpenVPN.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Before using OpenVPN be sure you understand limitations around group membership and extra requirements that are not as easily implemented.
Reliable.
What do you like best about the product?
Based on solid, widely used open source technology, so we can extend as needed.
But has additional GUI management that makes life easier.
Multi platform client support.
Ships as easy to maintain Ubuntu VMware image.
But has additional GUI management that makes life easier.
Multi platform client support.
Ships as easy to maintain Ubuntu VMware image.
What do you dislike about the product?
Logging could be better, can be difficult to figure out why someone didn't connect
MS-windows client occasionally glitches and needs re-installation (but this could be because Microsoft is a rubbish OS).
MS-windows client occasionally glitches and needs re-installation (but this could be because Microsoft is a rubbish OS).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
VPN services for our roaming staff
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Not flashy but does everything our organisation requires. Extremely reliable, all issues related to the bad quaility software the majority of our clients are forced to use (i.e. microsoft OS).
OpenVPN solves our issues
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to set up and configure, open source core. Multi-platform clients. No problems on some public WiFi like IPsec/GRE clients can experience.
What do you dislike about the product?
ActiveDirectory integration could be easier. Source code complexity/legacy cruft: Products like WireGuard seem to be simplified in comparison.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Road warriors, and replacement of the insecure PPTP VPN previously in use.
Great VPN option for the Cloud
What do you like best about the product?
I like that it's easy to install in AWS. Easy to configure options, add users, and that it has two factor authentication built in. You can configure the system to allow connections on common ports so that you're able to connect from pretty much anywhere in the world. You can also setup certain public IPs to route through the VPN in order to make use of static IP whitelisting.
What do you dislike about the product?
That you cannot reset someone's two factor authentication via the web interface. Also, that you cannot reset locked users via the web interface.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Secure access to our sensitive environments and enabling remote employees.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
You can deploy to AWS via the AMI provided by OpenVPN
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