From: Simon Rozman Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:45:30 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Document ">PASSWORD:Auth-Token" real-time message X-Git-Tag: v2.5_beta1~571 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a294cd65f6c61d41e1b7584b07295aba73aeb4cb;p=thirdparty%2Fopenvpn.git Document ">PASSWORD:Auth-Token" real-time message Authentication tokens are security enhancement eliminating client need to cache passwords, and are indispensable at two factor authentication methods, such as HOTP or TOTP. The ">PASSWORD:Auth-Token" message was not mentioned anywhere in the OpenVPN Management Interface Notes. This patch adds a simple use case example, while the more detailed feature description remains explained in the OpenVPN manual. Acked-by: David Sommerseth Message-Id: <20171011134530.6676-1-simon@rozman.si> URL: https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg15599.html Signed-off-by: Gert Doering --- diff --git a/doc/management-notes.txt b/doc/management-notes.txt index 29c3aadf2..373ab7c70 100644 --- a/doc/management-notes.txt +++ b/doc/management-notes.txt @@ -317,6 +317,11 @@ COMMAND -- password and username >PASSWORD:Verification Failed: 'custom server-generated string' + Example 6: If server pushes --auth-token to the client, the OpenVPN + will produce a real-time PASSWORD message: + + >PASSWORD:Auth-Token:foobar + COMMAND -- forget-passwords ---------------------------