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authorAntonio Quartulli <antonio@mandelbit.com>2026-10-01 15:14:40 +0200
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openvpn: T9370: document the chacha20poly1305 data cipher
Add chacha20poly1305 to "encryption data-ciphers" and "encryption data-ciphers-fallback".
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@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ and should be used only in compatibility scenarios.
```
-```{cfgcmd} set interfaces openvpn \<interface\> encryption data-ciphers \< 3des | aes128 | aes128gcm | aes192 | aes192gcm | aes256 | aes256gcm | none \>
+```{cfgcmd} set interfaces openvpn \<interface\> encryption data-ciphers \< 3des | aes128 | aes128gcm | aes192 | aes192gcm | aes256 | aes256gcm | chacha20poly1305 | none \>
**Configure a prioritized list of negotiated ciphers for OpenVPN in**
``client`` **or** ``server`` **mode.**
@@ -89,13 +89,16 @@ algorithms. It corresponds to OpenVPN’s ``--data-ciphers`` directive and
enables cipher negotiation, where both peers automatically agree on a mutually
supported cipher during session startup.
+`chacha20poly1305` selects ChaCha20-Poly1305, which DCO offloads just like
+the AES-GCM ciphers.
+
:::{note}
This option is not compatible with ``site-to-site`` mode.
:::
```
-```{cfgcmd} set interfaces openvpn \<interface\> encryption data-ciphers-fallback \< 3des | aes128 | aes128gcm | aes192 | aes192gcm | aes256 | aes256gcm | none \>
+```{cfgcmd} set interfaces openvpn \<interface\> encryption data-ciphers-fallback \< 3des | aes128 | aes128gcm | aes192 | aes192gcm | aes256 | aes256gcm | chacha20poly1305 | none \>
**Configure the fallback cipher for** ``site-to-site`` **mode.**