New features and improvements in 2.6.0 compared to 2.5.8:
- Data Channel Offload (DCO) kernel acceleration support for Windows,
Linux, and FreeBSD.
- OpenSSL 3 support.
- Improved handling of tunnel MTU, including support for pushable MTU.
- Outdated cryptographic algorithms disabled by default, but there are
options to override if necessary.
- Reworked TLS handshake, making OpenVPN immune to replay-packet state
exhaustion attacks.
- Added --peer-fingerprint mode for a more simplistic certificate setup
and verification.
- Added Pre-Logon Access Provider support to OpenVPN GUI for Windows.
- Improved protocol negotiation, leading to faster connection setup.
Signed-off-by: Petr Gotthard <petr.gotthard@advantech.cz>
Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
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