Re: [Openvpn-users] [Openvpn-devel] SSL handshake and OpenVPN config cipher none

2016-05-05 Thread Shubham Chauhan
Thank you for the help. Appreciate it. On May 5, 2016 7:00 PM, "Steffan Karger" wrote: > > On 5 May 2016 3:24 p.m., "Shubham Chauhan" > wrote: > > So, what I get from this is that OpenVPN will do a ssl/tls handshake > irrespective of the --cipher none option, because this configuration will > on

Re: [Openvpn-users] [Openvpn-devel] SSL handshake and OpenVPN config cipher none

2016-05-05 Thread Steffan Karger
On 5 May 2016 3:24 p.m., "Shubham Chauhan" wrote: > So, what I get from this is that OpenVPN will do a ssl/tls handshake irrespective of the --cipher none option, because this configuration will only be used in the data channel. Is this right? Yes. > Also, will using --cipher none get me a faste

Re: [Openvpn-users] [Openvpn-devel] SSL handshake and OpenVPN config cipher none

2016-05-05 Thread Shubham Chauhan
Hello. Thanks for the reply. > Disabling crypto is possible, but not what OpenVPN was designed for. > Also, disabling encryption (using --cipher) does not disable > authentication (--auth) too. If you want to control the TLS crypto, > use --tls-cipher. Note however that the TLS control channel i

Re: [Openvpn-users] [Openvpn-devel] SSL handshake and OpenVPN config cipher none

2016-05-05 Thread Steffan Karger
Hi, On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Shubham Chauhan wrote: > I had a doubt about the cipher none config in OpenVPN. > I realized that OpenVPN initiates an SSL handshake, even if I choose not to > use any encryption-decryption operations through the cipher none config. It > chooses a particular c

[Openvpn-users] SSL handshake and OpenVPN config cipher none

2016-05-05 Thread Shubham Chauhan
Hello, I had a doubt about the cipher none config in OpenVPN. I realized that OpenVPN initiates an SSL handshake, even if I choose not to use any encryption-decryption operations through the cipher none config. It chooses a particular cipher in the handshake as well. Is it supposed to happen this