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Video: OpenVPN Data Channel Offload (DCO)

Abstract

Increase Access Server performance with OpenVPN DCO. Encryption and decryption of the data channel now happen in the kernel space.

This video shows how DCO moves the tasks of encrypting and decrypting the data channel to the kernel space. This shift reduces the need for copy operations between kernel and user spaces and takes advantage of multi-threading.

Date published:

Aug 07, 2023

Functionality covered:

The OpenVPN DCO module

Description

  • An overview of OpenVPN DCO.

  • How to enable OpenVPN DCO on Access Server.

  • How to enable OpenVPN DCO on OpenVPN Connect.

  • The user experience before turning on DCO.

  • The user experience after turning on DCO.

Access Server version

2.12.0

Length

11:11

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