Re: [Openvpn-users] clear text file authentication script

[Mathias Sundman <mathias@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2 May 2005, T. Heckler wrote:

> Does any one have a plugin or able to compile a script for use with openvpn 
> to allow the server to use a clear text file containing usernames and 
> passwords to authenticate?
>
> My reason for using such an insecure method is because I run openvpn as a 
> server on a windows platform using certs, but I am unable to use PAM to 
> authenticate with passwords too.  The passwords can be stored in clear text 
> on the server because it will be used as a secondary form of authentication 
> along with the cert, and it is easy for the admin to change if a user needs 
> to be temporarily denied.

Here is my script I'm using todo this on linux. You might be able to run 
it under cygwin or MSYS if you're confortable with that.

http://www.openvpn.se/files/other/checkpsw.sh

I think there were some other guy on the list who wrote a small VB 
application todo the same thing on Windows.

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