RE: [Openvpn-users] OpenVPN GUI - now with change password feature

[Mathias Sundman <mathias@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I decided to release a new version, in which I require the new password to 
be at least 8 chars long. The old version is not available for download 
any longer.

Please let me know if this is sufficient for you, or if you require an 
other solution.


On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Mathias Sundman wrote:

> I see your point, and I would like to solve it so you can use the GUI of you 
> like it otherwise.
>
> What do you think would be the best solution:
>
> 1. A registry and/or command-line option to disable the change psw feature.
>
> 2. A seperate version of the GUI compiled without the change psw feature.
>
> 3. Put restrictions on how the password can be change. Require atleast 8 
> chars or something like that.
>
> 4. Any other suggestion.
>
> Do remember that every one can still use the openssl utitlity bundled with 
> OpenVPN to change the password, even if it's a lot harder todo.
>
> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004, Davis Goodman wrote:
>
> > Hi Mathias,
> >
> > 	I just installed the latest version of OpenVPN GUI and I like the
> > way the interface is done. If you allow me on comment though I would say
> > that I have a problem with the "change password" feature. I'm just in the
> > process of implementing a complete OpenVPN solution at the office and 
> > since
> > we have a lot of intellectual property, I managed to have the management
> > agree that people would have to enter a password to use the VPN. We used 
> > to
> > use PPTP with the Microsoft VPN interface and everyone was using the "save
> > password" feature defeating the purpose of security to  my own opinion.
> >
> > 	We had a couple of cases were people had their laptop stolen and I
> > always freak out knowing that they saved their password even though we
> > usually get notified on time to disable the account.
> >
> > 	I love the openvpn solution forcing the user to enter a password. I
> > will have to implement another GUI because and I can't have a user change 
> > is
> > password to a blank one.
> >
> >
> > Am I the only one with this opinion?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Davis Goodman
> > _________________________
> > Manager, Support and Quality control
> > Algolith Inc.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: openvpn-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:openvpn-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mathias
> > Sundman
> > Sent: 24 août 2004 18:29
> > To: Openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [Openvpn-users] OpenVPN GUI - now with change password feature
> >
> > OpenVPN GUI for Windows v1.0-beta14 is released.
> >
> > Available for download from:
> > http://www.nilings.se/openvpn/
> >
> > If nobody has any more feature requests this will probably be the last
> > version released of OpenVPN GUI 1.0, except for bugfixes.
> >
> > I will now focus on the next version of OpenVPN GUI, which will use a
> > service to launch OpenVPN processes, which will allow a non-admin user to
> > use OpenVPN / OpenVPN GUI.
> >
> >
> > ChangeLog:
> >
> > [v1.0-beta14 2004-08-24]
> >
> > New Features:
> >   Change password of the private key. Both PEM and PKCS #12 files
> >   are supported.
> >
> >
> > [v1.0-beta13 2004-08-19]
> >
> > New Features:
> >   Shows which connections are connected in the TrayIcon tip msg
> >
> > Bug Fixes:
> >   The "Enter Passphrase" dialog was a bit miss-designed. The textlabel
> >   and the editbox was overlapping a few pixels which made it look a
> >   little strange in some occasions.
> >
> >
> > [v1.0-beta12 2004-08-16]
> >
> > New Features:
> >   Show a Status Window while connecting that shows the output from
> >   OpenVPN in real-time.
> >
> >   A new menuitem to show the real-time status window.
> >
> >   If only one connection is running, dubbleclicking the trayicon will
> >   show the status window for the running connection.
> >
> >   Show a yellow TrayIcon while connecting.
> >
> >   Detect "restarting process" message, and shows "Connecting" status
> >   until a new connected msg is received.
> >
> >
> >
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