Whitespace in password not working
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Description
I can create a users password with whitespace on the openvpn access server web interface but the user cannot connect to the vpn using that password. They see the error:
session-start: ** ERROR ** Failed to connect: Connection, Client authentication failed: Authentication failed
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named in the report. Reproduce the failure with a password containing whitespace, then investigate the authentication path between the Access Server web interface and the OpenVPN client. Done means users can authenticate successfully with such passwords and the reported session-start error no longer occurs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- authentication, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100