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openvpn: Add peer fingerprint mode
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@@ -40,30 +40,27 @@ Site-to-Site
.. figure:: /_static/images/openvpn_site2site_diagram.jpg
-While many are aware of OpenVPN as a Client VPN solution, it is often
-overlooked as a site-to-site VPN solution due to lack of support for this mode
-in many router platforms.
+OpenVPN is popular for client-server setups, but its site-to-site mode
+remains a relatively obscure feature, and many router appliances
+still don't support it. However, it's very useful for quickly setting up
+tunnels between routers.
-Site-to-site mode supports x.509 but doesn't require it and can also work with
-static keys, which is simpler in many cases. In this example, we'll configure
-a simple site-to-site OpenVPN tunnel using a 2048-bit pre-shared key.
+As of VyOS 1.4, OpenVPN site-to-site mode can use either pre-shared keys or x.509 certificates.
-First, one of the systems generate the key using the :ref:`generate pki openvpn shared-secret<configuration/pki/index:pki>`
-command. Once generated, you will need to install this key on the local system,
-then copy and install this key to the remote router.
+The pre-shared key mode is deprecated and will be removed from future OpenVPN versions,
+so VyOS will have to remove support for that option as well. The reason is that using pre-shared keys
+is significantly less secure than using TLS.
-In our example, we used the key name ``openvpn-1`` which we will reference
-in our configuration.
+We'll configure OpenVPN using self-signed certificates, and then discuss the legacy
+pre-shared key mode.
+
+In both cases, we will use the following settings:
* The public IP address of the local side of the VPN will be 198.51.100.10.
* The public IP address of the remote side of the VPN will be 203.0.113.11.
* The tunnel will use 10.255.1.1 for the local IP and 10.255.1.2 for the remote.
* The local site will have a subnet of 10.0.0.0/16.
* The remote site will have a subnet of 10.1.0.0/16.
-* Static Routing or other dynamic routing protocols can be used over the vtun interface
-* OpenVPN allows for either TCP or UDP. UDP will provide the lowest latency,
- while TCP will work better for lossy connections; generally UDP is preferred
- when possible.
* The official port for OpenVPN is 1194, which we reserve for client VPN; we
will use 1195 for site-to-site VPN.
* The ``persistent-tunnel`` directive will allow us to configure tunnel-related
@@ -73,85 +70,137 @@ in our configuration.
``remote-host`` directive; if unknown, it can be omitted. We will assume a
dynamic IP for our remote router.
+Setting up certificates
+-----------------------
-Local Configuration:
+Setting up a full-blown PKI with a CA certificate would arguably defeat the purpose
+of site-to-site OpenVPN, since its main goal is supposed to be configuration simplicity,
+compared to server setups that need to support multiple clients.
-.. code-block:: none
+However, since VyOS 1.4, it is possible to verify self-signed certificates using
+certificate fingerprints.
- run generate pki openvpn shared-secret install openvpn-1
- Configure mode commands to install OpenVPN key:
- set pki openvpn shared-secret openvpn-1 key 'generated_key_string'
- set pki openvpn shared-secret openvpn-1 version '1'
+On both sides, you need to generate a self-signed certificate, preferrably using the "ec" (elliptic curve) type.
+You can generate them by executing command ``run generate pki certificate self-signed install <name>`` in the configuration mode.
+Once the command is complete, it will add the certificate to the configuration session, to the ``pki`` subtree.
+You can then review the proposed changes and commit them.
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 mode site-to-site
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 protocol udp
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 persistent-tunnel
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-host '203.0.113.11'
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 local-port '1195'
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-port '1195'
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 shared-secret-key openvpn-1
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 local-address '10.255.1.1'
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-address '10.255.1.2'
+.. code-block:: none
-Local Configuration - Annotated:
+ vyos@vyos# run generate pki certificate self-signed install openvpn-local
+ Enter private key type: [rsa, dsa, ec] (Default: rsa) ec
+ Enter private key bits: (Default: 256)
+ Enter country code: (Default: GB)
+ Enter state: (Default: Some-State)
+ Enter locality: (Default: Some-City)
+ Enter organization name: (Default: VyOS)
+ Enter common name: (Default: vyos.io)
+ Do you want to configure Subject Alternative Names? [y/N]
+ Enter how many days certificate will be valid: (Default: 365)
+ Enter certificate type: (client, server) (Default: server)
+ Note: If you plan to use the generated key on this router, do not encrypt the private key.
+ Do you want to encrypt the private key with a passphrase? [y/N]
+ 2 value(s) installed. Use "compare" to see the pending changes, and "commit" to apply.
+ [edit]
+
+ vyos@vyos# compare
+ [pki]
+ + certificate openvpn-local {
+ + certificate "MIICJTCCAcugAwIBAgIUMXLfRNJ5iOjk/ 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"
+ + private {
+ + key "MIGHAgEAMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHBG0wawIBAQQgtOeEb0dMb5P/2Exi09WWvk6Cvz0oOBoDuP68ZimS2LShRANCAASp7D0vE3SKSAWAzr/lw9Eq9Q89r247AJR6ec/GT26AIcVA1bsongV1YaWvRwzTPC/yi5pkzV/PcT/WU7JQIyMW"
+ + }
+ + }
+
+ [edit]
+
+ vyos@vyos# commit
+
+You do **not** need to copy the certificate to the other router. Instead, you need to retrieve its SHA-256 fingerprint.
+OpenVPN only supports SHA-256 fingerprints at the moment, so you need to use the following command:
.. code-block:: none
- run generate pki openvpn shared-secret install openvpn-1 # Locally genearated OpenVPN shared secret.
- The generated secret is the output to
- the console.
- Configure mode commands to install OpenVPN key:
- set pki openvpn shared-secret openvpn-1 key 'generated_key_string' # Generated secret displayed in the output to
- the console.
- set pki openvpn shared-secret openvpn-1 version '1' # Generated secret displayed in the output to
- the console.
+ vyos@vyos# run show pki certificate openvpn-local fingerprint sha256
+ 5C:B8:09:64:8B:59:51:DC:F4:DF:2C:12:5C:B7:03:D1:68:94:D7:5B:62:C2:E1:83:79:F1:F0:68:B2:81:26:79
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 mode site-to-site
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 protocol udp
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 persistent-tunnel
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-host '203.0.113.11' # Pub IP of other site
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 local-port '1195'
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-port '1195'
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 shared-secret-key openvpn-1 # Locally generated secret name
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 local-address '10.255.1.1' # Local IP of vtun interface
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-address '10.255.1.2' # Remote IP of vtun interface
+Note: certificate names don't matter, we use 'openvpn-local' and 'openvpn-remote' but they can be arbitrary.
+Repeat the procedure on the other router.
-Remote Configuration:
+Setting up OpenVPN
+------------------
+
+Local Configuration:
.. code-block:: none
- set pki openvpn shared-secret openvpn-1 key 'generated_key_string'
- set pki openvpn shared-secret openvpn-1 version '1'
+ Configure the tunnel:
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 mode site-to-site
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 protocol udp
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 persistent-tunnel
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-host '198.51.100.10'
+ set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-host '203.0.113.11' # Public IP of the other side
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 local-port '1195'
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-port '1195'
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 shared-secret-key openvpn-1
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 local-address '10.255.1.2'
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-address '10.255.1.1'
-
-Remote Configuration - Annotated:
+ set interfaces openvpn vtun1 local-address '10.255.1.1' # Local IP of vtun interface
+ set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-address '10.255.1.2' # Remote IP of vtun interface
+ set interfaces openvpn vtun1 tls certificate 'openvpn-local' # The self-signed certificate
+ set interfaces openvpn vtun1 tls peer-fingerprint <remote cert fingerprint> # The output of 'run show pki certificate <name> fingerprint sha256
+ on the remote rout
+Remote Configuration:
.. code-block:: none
- set pki openvpn shared-secret openvpn-1 key 'generated_key_string' # Locally genearated OpenVPN shared secret
- (from the Local Configuration Block).
- set pki openvpn shared-secret openvpn-1 version '1'
-
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 mode site-to-site
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 protocol udp
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 persistent-tunnel
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-host '198.51.100.10' # Pub IP of other site
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 local-port '1195'
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-port '1195'
- set interfaces openvpn vtun1 shared-secret-key openvpn-1 # Locally generated secret name
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 local-address '10.255.1.2' # Local IP of vtun interface
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-address '10.255.1.1' # Remote IP of vtun interface
+ set interfaces openvpn vtun1 tls certificate 'openvpn-remote' # The self-signed certificate
+ set interfaces openvpn vtun1 tls peer-fingerprint <local cert fingerprint> # The output of 'run show pki certificate <name> fingerprint sha256
+ on the local router
+Pre-shared keys
+---------------
+
+Until VyOS 1.4, the only option for site-to-site OpenVPN without PKI was to use pre-shared keys.
+That option is still available but it is deprecated and will be removed in the future.
+However, if you need to set up a tunnel to an older VyOS version or a system with older OpenVPN,
+you need to still need to know how to use it.
+
+First, you need to generate a key by running ``run generate pki openvpn shared-secret install <name>`` from configuration mode.
+You can use any name, we will use ``s2s``.
+
+.. code-block:: none
+ vyos@local# run generate pki openvpn shared-secret install s2s
+ 2 value(s) installed. Use "compare" to see the pending changes, and "commit" to apply.
+ [edit]
+ vyos@local# compare
+ [pki openvpn shared-secret]
+ + s2s {
+ + key "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"
+ + version "1"
+ + }
+
+ [edit]
+
+ vyos@local# commit
+ [edit]
+
+Then you need to install the key on the remote router:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ vyos@remote# set pki openvpn shared-secret s2s key <generated key string>
+
+Then you need to set the key in your OpenVPN interface settings:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+ set interfaces openvpn vtun1 shared-secret-key s2s
Firewall Exceptions
===================