📅 2025-06-23 — Session: Configured VPN with .p12 certificate and resolved errors

🕒 00:40–01:25
🏷️ Labels: VPN, Openvpn, Networking, Security, Debian, Ubuntu
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal:

The primary objective of this session was to configure a VPN connection using a .p12 certificate and resolve related configuration errors.

Key Activities:

  • Followed a structured guide to connect to a VPN using a .p12 certificate, covering both OpenVPN and IKEv2 protocols.
  • Addressed common installation errors on Debian/Ubuntu systems, focusing on the use of sudo for package management.
  • Resolved specific OpenVPN configuration issues, including incorrect parameter usage in client.ovpn files and unresolved host address errors.
  • Provided step-by-step instructions for entering a password for an encrypted .p12 file and connecting to a VPN, with security precautions.

Achievements:

  • Successfully configured VPN connections using OpenVPN with a .p12 certificate.
  • Clarified and resolved common errors related to VPN configuration and package installation on Debian/Ubuntu.

Pending Tasks:

  • Further testing of VPN connections under different network conditions to ensure reliability.
  • Explore alternative VPN protocols for enhanced security and performance.