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Improve documentation regarding the possibilty to have a connection specific token field in the auth user/password dialog

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Timollo78 2023-02-24 09:01:36 +01:00
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@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ To make OpenVPN GUI displaying a separate token field for a 2factor authenticati
special annotation can be added to the configuration file. This is needed, because OpenVPN GUI can handle multiple special annotation can be added to the configuration file. This is needed, because OpenVPN GUI can handle multiple
connections (configuration files) where some might have a 2factor authentication and some not. OpenVPN GUI does connections (configuration files) where some might have a 2factor authentication and some not. OpenVPN GUI does
not offer the possibilty to handle connection specific configurations on its own, so the configuration file can be not offer the possibilty to handle connection specific configurations on its own, so the configuration file can be
extended. extended by a kind of annotation to fulfill this requirement.
* By adding the comment '# @OpenVPN_GUI token' to the configuration file, the additional token field in the user/password * By adding the comment '# @OpenVPN_GUI token' to the configuration file an additional token field in the user/password
dialog will be shown dialog will be shown. When the field is visible, a token is mandatory and the "OK" button will not get enabled until
the token field gets filled. The automatic connection after 6s is also disabled when the token field is required.
Once the configuration file is ready, you need to let OpenVPN GUI know about it. Once the configuration file is ready, you need to let OpenVPN GUI know about it.
There are three ways to do this: There are three ways to do this: