OpenVPN client now available on Apple iOS!
Great news for many pfSense users today, as OpenVPN Technologies in collaboration with Apple have released an OpenVPN client for iOS.
Within hours of its release, Jim Pingle updated our OpenVPN Client Export package’s inline export option to be compatible with iOS (and retaining its Android compatibility). The inline export is available for 2.0.x and 2.1 versions. Upgrade your package under System>Packages to the latest version and use the inline export option, which can be imported into the iOS client via iTunes amongst other methods. I had my iPhone connected to OpenVPN within 5 minutes, it’s a quick, easy process.
Our thanks to OpenVPN Technologies and Apple for making this happen!
January 18th, 2013 at 6:07 am
Sweet rollerblading baby Jesus, that was about time! Great news having OpenVPN on the iStuff, I guess that’s easier to make IPsec finally work under iOS 6 (but we’ll still wait for that to happen, Apple).
January 18th, 2013 at 11:57 am
Sweet! $50 to the first person who can get me directions to get my TiVo Stream working with this while I’m not at home.
January 18th, 2013 at 1:23 pm
Awesome!! Thanks! I though that if such a thing would ever be available officially on iOS it would be on the headlines… But it’s nowhere so far, I only saw it at the pfSense Twitter account.
BTW, I had to tweak the inline config exported from pfSense in order to make it work. The OpenVPN Connect app complained about the closing tab, so I had to edit the .ovpn file and add a line break just before
Cheers!
January 18th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Mmm, it didn’t show up con the previous post, but I’m talking about the ” ” closing tab
January 18th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
Ok, the comment system does not like me
Just add a line break after the CERT and CA closing tabs
January 18th, 2013 at 7:13 pm
Great news people!
January 18th, 2013 at 9:04 pm
Works ! Ahhhh, Great Job – well done, thank you very mouch Jim Pingle, i fuddeld around sinse ours, with certificates… There will be no donat to apple by me
– cause of ignoring our needs so long – but you guys are really worth it. thnx.
January 19th, 2013 at 6:05 am
Absolutely GRRRRREAT! Thank you, Thank you Thank you!
January 19th, 2013 at 7:50 pm
Ah, fantastic!!! Now I don’t have to jailbreak my devices anymore to use OpenVPN!!!
January 20th, 2013 at 6:19 am
Thanks a looooooooooot.
January 20th, 2013 at 11:00 am
It’s seems to be great but unavailable in French App store. Does anyone know why?
January 21st, 2013 at 9:44 am
This is amazing! I’ve waited so long to use OpenVPN on iOS (I thought it was a lost cause). It works great and doesn’t suck up all my battery even if I forget to shut it down. I can’t say enough great things about this. Two thumbs up!!
January 21st, 2013 at 5:13 pm
freetomfr, the @openvpn twitter account says there is an “import license” they need to have before they can make it available in France…
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:52 am
Thanks gusdvg. Do they plan to have this import licence?
January 22nd, 2013 at 8:04 am
great work! Thanks!
January 23rd, 2013 at 10:45 am
Just setup OpenVPN for the first time in the 2.1 beta with clients on Windows 7, Mountain Lion, and iOS 6.0.1 and they all worked beautifully. It’s great that there is a non-jailbroken OpenVPN client now!
January 23rd, 2013 at 9:29 pm
Nice, now only for the Chrome OS client to be more flexible and work with pfSense’s OpenVPN configurations.
January 25th, 2013 at 9:10 am
Great ! This is a “revolution”
OpenVpn was a point for me to jailbreak my iPhone. Having this official application is a great news. Thanks a lot !
January 25th, 2013 at 3:42 pm
Finally! Awseome News!
January 30th, 2013 at 11:08 am
Wonders never cease – I’ve been waiting for this for so long. It works like a charm. Thanks so much guys, this opens up so many doors. Kudos to the OpenVPN and pfSense folks!!!
February 6th, 2013 at 8:50 am
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now I can disable the PPTP stuff again.
February 18th, 2013 at 3:05 am
The OpenVPN export works great. We finally have an VPN solution that works on all devices here, and it is super simple to manage.
Well done guys.
Keep up the good work!
May 7th, 2013 at 11:24 am
One word: GREAT!!!
I finally get to make free phone calls with my Iphone without Jailbrak!