OpenVPN is an open-source VPN system that enables you to create a secure network connection over the internet. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenVPN on Kali Linux, the latest edition.
To start this tutorial, you need:
First, we need to install all necessary dependencies to build and set up OpenVPN. To do that, execute the following commands as a root user:
$ apt-get update && apt-get install -y openvpn openssl wget unzip
This command will install OpenSSL, wget, unzip, and OpenVPN on Kali Linux.
Next, download OpenVPN configuration files from the official website. Go to the OpenVPN website and download the .zip file for the desired region/server.
$ wget https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/archives/servers/ovpn.zip
After downloading, unzip the file in the server directory.
$ unzip ovpn.zip -d /etc/openvpn/
Now we need to configure OpenVPN settings by editing the file:
$ nano /etc/openvpn/nordvpn.ovpn
Replace the contents of the file with the following configuration:
dev tun
proto udp
remote x.x.x.x 1194
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
cipher AES-256-CBC
auth SHA512
tls-client
remote-cert-tls server
auth-user-pass /etc/openvpn/credentials
comp-lzo
verb 3
Replace the "remote x.x.x.x" with the server IP address you want to connect to.
To connect to OpenVPN, we need a username and password for authentication. Create a file called credentials in the /etc/openvpn/ directory, and add your login credentials in this format:
your_username
your_password
Finally, we can start the OpenVPN connection using the following command:
$ openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/nordvpn.ovpn
The process will run in the terminal window to connect to the OpenVPN server.
And congratulations; you have successfully installed OpenVPN on Kali Linux and can use it to connect to a secure network connection.
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