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Overview:
This Recommended Read would provide a walkthrough regarding the workaround for SSL VPN (OpenVPN on Android) when a username has a special character and is then replaced by an encoded value on SFOS v20. The team is now aware of the issue, and this is being internally tracked under NC-130692.
Scenario:
A user has a username containing a special character @ ( e.g. - rap@ on the example below)
Then download the OVPN file on and Android Device via VPN Portal
Notice the file name changed the @ to %40
Then, when you try to upload the file to the OpenVPN App on Android, you’ll face an error.
Workaround:
We edit the file name to the equivalent of the encoded value to special character, in this case we change the %40 to @ sign
Testing:
Upload the edited file again to the OpenVPN app on Android and then the Profile should be uploaded correctly without error
On Android OpenVPN App (Successfully Connected)
On Sophos Firewall:
Additional Information:
- The issue is being internally tracked under NC-130692
- ETA for the fix should be on v20.0MR1 and v21.0
- For more information on how to use OpenVPN on Android you may refer to this KBA: https://support.sophos.com/support/s/article/KB-000038870?language=en_US
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Edited format and title
[edited by: Raphael Alganes at 5:11 AM (GMT -8) on 15 Feb 2024]